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The best journeys don’t just show us the unfamiliar – they help us understand it. In these stories, our nomads dive deep into the local culture in search of the beliefs, desires, and history behind the customs.

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Between the Wars
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Between the Wars

Foreign schoolteacher Rebecca Wilson finds community amid the chaos in Rocinha, Rio’s largest favela.

Life on the Trail to Everest Base Camp
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Life on the Trail to Everest Base Camp

What's life like on the way to Everest Base Camp? Dinesh Gurram shares a photo blog of 14 days on the trail.

On Thin Ice: How I Saved My Sherpa
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On Thin Ice: How I Saved My Sherpa

Read Dave's chilling tale tale of how he saved his sherpa from the icy cold water of the Zanskar River, in the Indian Himalaya, in 2002.

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