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Postcard from Honolulu: The tree-planting Sun Bear

06 Sep 2011
On a particularly memorable trip to Hawaii’s capital, Honolulu, a few friends and I decided it would be a good idea to spend an afternoon at the zoo. Connecting with our inner children, we picked our towels up off Waikiki beach and...
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Postcard from Phuket: Art shopping on Patong beach

04 Sep 2011
Taking a trip to the Thai island of Phuket and strolling down the street by Patong beach is an unforgettable experience. With a multitude of colors from the shops and pedestrians and the green cliff/beach view, images from your trip will...
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A Nordic Ramadan

28 Aug 2011
In Scandinavia - a region that includes Norway, Sweden and Denmark - Muslims are a minority and there are no official holidays to mark Eid al-Fitr. Scandinavia is also short on Middle Eastern cuisine, and mosques, while present, are not in...
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The trials of Ramadan away from home

In this photograph taken on August 10, 2010 an official from the State Islamic University (STAIN), uses a telescope to observe the moon after sunset from the coast of Madura in East Java province of Indonesia on the eve of Ramadan. The exact dates of the start and the end of Islam's holy month Ramadan depend on the sighting of the new moon. Muslims observe the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar by abstaining from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset during Ramadan. The fast is one of the five pillars of Islam. Indonesia has the world's largest population of Muslims.
25 Aug 2011
Because the holy month of Ramadan is accompanied by a number of traditions and activities that Muslims have become accustomed to over the years, observing Ramadan away from home can be a difficult endeavor. Many Ramadan traditions depend...
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Postcard from Montreal: A visit to the Old Montreal district

23 Aug 2011
Montreal is a beautiful city to visit and stroll around, with an understated feeling about it that is very inviting. The people there speak English and French, allowing one to experience many aspects of French culture without being at a...
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Ramadan in Turkey: Where relaxed fasting rules meet religiosity and tradition

A lady walking through a mosque in a bustling area of Istanbul, August 11, 2010. At night, everything changes as Istanbul’s neighborhoods fill with Turkey’s pious. Splashing parched tongues with frozen mineral water or grazing on violently purple cotton candy and McDonald’s takeaways, religious locals and visiting Arab and Iranian tourists alike relax in the shadow of the Blue Mosque and at crowd-pleasing performances organized by Istanbul municipality. Demotix / Iason Athanasiadis.
20 Aug 2011
  Throughout these last two weeks of Ramadan, the travel section will look at Ramadan in a number of countries around the world. This is the first in our little mini-series on the different experiences of Ramadan.   Ramadan is a...
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Despite green lights from embassies, tourists still avoid Egypt

Military outside Egyptian Museum
15 Aug 2011
According to the guidebook Lonely Planet, the queues outside the Egyptian Museum can be hours long. Just a few steps away from the unrest at Tahrir Square lies the large museum, which contains some of the greatest Egyptian archaeological...
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Postcard from Bratislava: The biggest village in Slovakia

12 Aug 2011
Many say that Bratislava isn’t worth visiting, that it is a miniature Prague, and that it can be toured in one to two days. Bratislava is a relatively new capital, with very little history and culture. After Czechoslovakia spilt up...
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Postcard from Cavan: A neglected part of Ireland

06 Aug 2011
The part of Ireland where my great-grandparents came from isn't the Ireland you see in travel guides. In fact, the guides hardly spend time on County Cavan at all, except for mentioning that it's good for fishing and has one really...
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Outer Cape Cod: A travel gem hidden in plain sight

01 Aug 2011
Cape Cod off the Massachusetts coast has been a travel destination for as long as America has existed. Way back when, it was the first place the Pilgrims landed, fleeing the oppressive old world, seeking the opportunities of a new one. In...
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