IOC chooses Rio for Summer Olympic Games in 2016!
Tens of thousands of people on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach are jumping and shouting as they celebrate their 2016 Olympics win!!!! Start saving your money and making friends in Rio :)
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Style: Beijing, China: How I Lost My Desire to Shop
by Lindsey Johnson I went to Beijing with frivolous dreams of shopping in bustling markets teeming with unique gifts for myself and everyone I know, looking for bargains in all the right places. I envisioned finding that perfect dress or piece of jewelry, the one that elicits exclamations of “I love your bracelet! Where’d you…
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Style: Family Travel: Bring on the challenge, here we come
by Adrian Northrup & Julia Spiro Your vacations aren’t solo getaways or romantic trips for two. They’re more like action packed for three or more. With your children in tow, you love to travel, exposing your family to all sorts of worldly experiences, from historical sites to outdoor adventures. You have a lot of people…
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To Beijing and Back, With Your Money Intact: The Power of Travelers Cheques
As if Beijing wasn’t crowded enough, nearly two million visitors are expected to visit China’s capital this summer. And it’s no surprise that many of those visitors will be fanny pack-clad Americans eager to feel a whiff of an Olympic runner’s dust or witness a grueling Olympic table tennis match. For tourists in Beijing, blowing…
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Malta Musings, Part 2
Malta Musings, Part 2: Where And What? Like many other Americans, we were a little unclear on Malta’s exact location. It is made up of three islands (Malta, Gozo and Comino). This turned out to be a blessing since we never saw another American the whole week we were there (which may account for the…
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Olympic Bids: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Several shocking announcements swept through the IOC Summer 2016 Olympics Bid this month, the worst of which was a crushing blow to San Francisco’s bid because of their numbskull, stupid football team who was supposed to build a gorgeous new stadium in the city but has decided to relocate to a different county altogether instead….
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Inspiration: Hunan, China: Moving In, A Volunteer Teacher’s Story
by Avi Kramer When I arrived in Chaling on a steamy afternoon last August, I had expected rutted dirt roads sidelined by weathered telephone poles, a central meat and vegetable market, and embankments leading down to farm land and rolling hills. I was correct about the fields, acres of square plots, soggy rice paddies and…
