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Eat Prey Drug: Motel 6
Eat Prey Drug: Motel 6
By Paul Kwiatkowski
September 26, 2014

A pit-stop in South Dakota reconnects friends, memories and everyone with a camera phone.

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La Catedral: A Visit to Pablo Escobar’s Self-Designed Prison
La Catedral: A Visit to Pablo Escobar’s Self-Designed Prison
By Tom Griggs
September 05, 2014

Take a tour of the compound which the infamous Cartel boss called home while “incarcerated” in the early ‘90s.

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Hamlet and My Life in China
Hamlet and My Life in China
By Will Julian
August 27, 2014

Living abroad in China is like living in Shakespeare’s tragedy.

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Literary Tourism: Holden Caulfield’s Central Park
Literary Tourism: Holden Caulfield’s Central Park
By Freddie Moore
July 14, 2014

Don’t be a phony. Experience New York City’s Central Park the way J. D. Salinger would want you to.

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Behaving Yourself in Britain: The 1942 U.S. Government-Issued Guide to England
Behaving Yourself in Britain: The 1942 U.S. Government-Issued Guide to England
By George Dobbs
July 03, 2014

On the eve of America’s entrance into World War II, the U.S. military wanted to ensure its men got along across the pond without too many “boners.”

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Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip: Authors on Great American Cities
Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip: Authors on Great American Cities
By Michelle King
June 20, 2014

Mark Twain in Boston, Ayn Rand in New York, Henry Miller in Los Angeles — whether they hated it there or loved it dearly, these authors had a lot to say about U.S. metropolises.

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Literary Tourism: Bloomsday Across the U.S.
Literary Tourism: Bloomsday Across the U.S.
By Ellen Girardeau Kempler
June 16, 2014

New York, Wichita, Los Angeles — celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses regardless of where you are.

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Literary Tourism: My Failed Attempt at Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco
Literary Tourism: My Failed Attempt at Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco
By Freddie Moore
June 04, 2014

Skipping Don Herron’s renowned tour, two New Yorkers try to take a walk in Hammett’s gumshoes for themselves.

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The Boulevards of Tomorrow: 9 Utopian Cities (and What Happened to Them)
The Boulevards of Tomorrow: 9 Utopian Cities (and What Happened to Them)
By David Forbes
May 28, 2014

A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden — but it can be undone by economics, politics and mother nature.

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We Were Flying to Chicago
We Were Flying to Chicago
By Kevin Clouther
May 16, 2014

On the road home, two cousins share an experience that pierces through the routine to reveal what's truly important.

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