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Editor's Picks (and an RSS feed tutorial)

David Miller — Thu, 6 Sep 2007 06:16:33 -0500

Over the last several weeks we’ve noticed an increasing
amount of super high-quality blogs and photos, both from Matador’s long-time
members as well as people who have just joined our community. As we continue to
grow, one of the best ways to stay on top of the latest content is by...

Volunteer Abroad in Chile, Elqui Valley, La Serena, Santiago, Concepcion, Volunteering www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:15:12 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Chile: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering Abroad in Chile: Chile, the longest country in the World, claims almost 3000 miles of the Pacific shoreline. This is a land of contrasts and extremes; with glacial landscapes of Patagonia in the south and the heat of the famously dry...

Volunteer Abroad in Peru, Lima, Cusco, Piura, Volunteering www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:11:00 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Peru: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer Abroad in Peru: The third largest country in South America, it shares borders with Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Bolivia and also Chile. A large mountainous country on the Pacific coast of South America, Peru offers a range of...

Volunteer Abroad in Ecuador, Quito, Cuenca, Esmeraldas Volunteering www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:07:56 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Ecuador: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering Abroad in Ecuador: Ecuador, a small South America country, is bordered to the north by Colombia, to the east and south by Peru, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. The country is divided into four distinct regions; the Amazon, the Highlands,...

Volunteer Abroad in Costa Rica Limon & Guanacaste Region Volunteering www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:05:03 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Costa Rica: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer Abroad in Costa Rica: In 1502, on his fourth and last voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus made the first European landfall in the area. Settlement of Costa Rica began in 1522. For nearly three centuries, Spain administered...

Volunteer Abroad in Honduras, La Ceiba Cultural Immersion, Volunteering www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:01:41 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Honduras: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer Abroad in Honduras: Our programs in Honduras offer an unparalleled opportunity to discover one of the most captivating lands of Central America. Honduras is a safe, democratic country bordering the Caribbean Sea on the north coast and...

Volunteering Abroad in Uganda, Kampala, Katebo, Orphanages, schools, Daycare www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:58:41 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Uganda: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering Abroad in Uganda: The land of Lake Victoria, is situated in East Africa surrounded by Kenya, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Rwanda. It has a population of 27 million, over half of which are under 18 years of age....

Volunteer Abroad in Ghana Africa, Volta & Wester Region, Orphanages, schools building www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:55:24 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Ghana: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering Abroad in Ghana: Ghana is located in West Africa bordering the Atlantic Ocean, Togo and the Ivory Coast.

Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana won its freedom from Britain over 50 years ago, becoming the first black African...

Volunteer Abroad in Malawi Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu Orphanages, schools building www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:52:06 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Malawi: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering Abroad in Malawi: The Republic of Malawi is a small, impoverished yet incredibly beauty country in southeastern Africa. It is one of the most densely populated African countries, which remains heavily dependent on agriculture....

Volunteer Abroad in Kenya Africa, Makuyu, Mombasa, Orphanages, schools building www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:47:53 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Kenya: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer Abroad in Kenya: lies along the equator on the eastern coast of Africa. Kenya is bordered by Somalia and the Indian Ocean to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Sudan to the northwest, Uganda to the west and Tanzania to the south. The...

Volunteer Abroad in Cameroon Buea Orphanages, schools building www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:44:00 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Cameroon: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer Abroad in Cameroon: is a safe Central African Republic bordered to the west by the Gulf of Guinea.

One of the most diverse countries in Africa, Cameroon is often referred to as "Africa in miniature”....

Volunteer Abroad in South Africa Thonhoyandou Orphanages, schools building www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:40:11 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in South Africa: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering Abroad in South Africa: Has been called the adventure capital of the world, with its natural beauty and wildlife that leaves visitors awe-struck. The rich culture, the freedom struggle and the friendly people make this a...

Volunteering Abroad in Nepal Patan, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:27:33 -0500

Volunteer in Nepal - Volunteering Abroad Opportunities

Volunteering Abroad in Nepal: Nepal is a magical Himalayan country with an unusually diverse landscape. Eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, are found in Nepal, making it a haven for trekking, mountain biking,...

Volunteering Abroad in India New Delhi, Bangalore, Kerala, Chennai Volunteer www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:23:39 -0500

Volunteer in India - Volunteering Abroad Opportunities

Volunteer Abroad in India: is a sovereign, democratic nation in South Asia and the second most populous country in the World. It has been said that India is less a country than a continent, and it holds as many variations in religion, language,...

Volunteering Abroad in Philippines Tacloban, Tanauan, Olango Island www.abroaderview.org

A Broader View Volunteers Corp — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:11:32 -0500

Volunteer Abroad in Philippines: Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering Abroad in Philippines: The culture of the Philippines is a combination of Asian and Spanish influence. The people are an ethnic mix of Malay, Chinese, Spanish, American, and Indian. Since the Spaniards dominated the...

A One- World Focus....

The Traveling Shallow Water Angler — Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:37:27 -0500

A One-World Focus....

I happened to be fortunate enough to hit the yahoo.com home page at just the right time, where I found as an interest item, a video about a guy named Matt who danced around the world. Whether he did it virtually or actually- the latter seems the case- I sure had some...

Gods of the Modern World

xialan — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:45:13 -0500

I've thought of doing this blog for a long time. Actually, I got the idea before there were blogs: Who are the gods of the modern world? I'm not a religious person, but I do think when we treat certain things as sacred, we're more aware in the world and of the world. We walk more slowly.

My...

Stockholm to Seattle….and back in 72 hours

geotraveler — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:26:29 -0500

It looked bad.

My small checked-in gym bag filled with bubble-wrapped gravlaxsås, jars of herring, and other seafood-related condiments. Coupled with the fact I was only spending two nights in the US, you could have sworn I was smuggling pickled fish products into the country.

You're Traveling Alone?!

Valerie — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:27:48 -0500

Most of us who have traveled solo have faced bewilderment from the less travel-savvy for that choice. "You're so brave!" is one of the few compliments I get. More often, the response is more of an interrogation, especially from certain relatives of mine.

"How are you going to get around? What if you...

15 FARC Hostages Freed

ricardo_emp — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:38:41 -0500

Former Presidential Candidate Ingrid Betancourt, the three US contractors and 11 high ranking Colombian military officials have been freed from captivity by the armed forces in the eastern Colombian jungles.

Those free today

Contratistas estadounidenses

Keith Stansell...

Ingrid Betancourt Free After 6 Years

ricardo_emp — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:58:58 -0500

In case you have yet to hear, former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, the three american contractors and 11 high ranking colombian soldiers have been liberated from the FARC.

After 6 and a half years in the jungles of Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt will be coming home.

More...

Four Tales of Bureaucracy gone awry

TravelJeff — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:55:23 -0500

1. I arrive in The Brazilian Consulate in Santiago, Chile, and proceed through the lengthy security measures of going through a metal detector, having my backpack searched and so on before finally being emitted to speak to somebody about a visa.

I then learn that I must go to a bank, down the...

Studying Mandarin Chinese

aljensen — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 01:17:52 -0500

Mandarin Chinese was supposed to be the impossible of impossibles, the Mount Everest of language learning.

All things considered, I've found it to be fairly easy.

I started studying at www.ChinesePod.com, and it worked great. The grammar for Mandarin is similar to English, although of course the vocabulary...

Letter from Arabia #2

Violet Alma — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:11:37 -0500

Ramadawn is two months away, so I’m trying to beat the Ramadawn prices and start my shopping in advance.

First I start out the new Riyaline (2 Riyal) store recently built opposite to the park adjacent to my apartment building. A Pakistani expatriate runs this little shop, he looks...

The Many Faces of Portland

halamen — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:19:33 -0500

The Greek festival had barely begun, but already crowds of people were filling the white event tent with high-spirited echoes. Clusters of teenagers, young families, disabled vets in wheelchairs, elderly folks from the nursing home down the road…they all crowded around the long tables decked out...

The Road to Southeast Asia: Prologue - The Big Boy Trip

emanbruin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:49:59 -0500

This entry is from my travel blog.

Things happen for a reason.

I was supposed to leave for the Philippines in April, followed by a week in Thailand. I was all set to book my flights, when our trip fell through. I was crushed.

A month passed, and I was feeling it the itch. I sat at my desk at work, dreaming...

Letter from Arabia

Violet Alma — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:49:58 -0500

A friend of mine emailed me and asked “So what do kids wear in Arabia”.

I found this question to be quite ludicrous. It was as if Arabia was on a different planet, where you had to wear strange attire. I thought for a while weather I should tell her the truth or make up a “crap pot story” for...

Lot's of Live Music Travelings, Lately

listen109 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:40:05 -0500

I'm getting ready to head to Rothbury Music Festival in Michigan next weekend and I'm excited and interested to see how Rothbury's big push to be one of the best "green" festivals goes down over the three days of great artists and good times!

It's been a busy summer so far when it comes to...

Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you what you did on your trip

CBRoque — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:53:02 -0500

Many of my childhood summers were spent in a farm near Tagaytay, a small city in Northern Philippines known for its cool weather. It also provides a spectacular view of the Taal Volcano, a small active crater surrounded by a lake. Although I practically grew up near that area, I never...

Kindred Spirits at the Convenience Store

deva — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:45:33 -0500

"I work...to travel," the man behind the counter says in careful English, spreading his hands to gesture at the narrow confines of the convenience store. Then he tells me a little about his travels - to Mali and Niger, to West and North Africa, to Europe. He reels off a list of languages he speaks: English,...