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Culture Guides
The joy of travel comes from a simple fact: when you go somewhere else things are different. The world is a collage. Or maybe a hologram – from understanding pieces of it we get some clues about the whole.
The Left Hand Toilet Technique and Spitting – Most of the World Does It
Really, it’s the kind of unique cultural experience that you travel for..
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Pachinko, Gambling in Tokyo From Wim Wenders
Loud, repetitive and cutesy, pachinko parlours help the modern Japanese relax.
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Ten Pacific Island Culture Shocks
Paul Theroux lets us know some of the stranger sides of humanity out in Oceania.
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Saint Patrick – The Drunken Saint of Travelers and Irish
The true meaning behind the international day of drunken singing, jokes about leprachauns and throwing up Guinness in the gutter…
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If ever there was a headache for the anthropologist it’s the complex culture of India.
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Immigrants – the Only Real Travelers Left
Travel was once the domain of the adventurer, the intrepid explorer who dared leave behind all he knew and set…
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The War of Terror Against the Muslims
Fanatics with bombs around their waists? Women with bags over their heads? The worldwide pogrom against Muslims is an absurdity…
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10 Leading Causes of Travel Deaths (maybe)
83% of statistics are made up. Take your guess as to what kills the most backpackers each year.
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