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Transportation and Segregation in Iran
“Move towards me Bahar, farther back please,” Mom kept telling me with a glare. It was my first time riding a bus in Tehran. Until then, I had only peered through the buses from the street, while trying to capture a photo of how men and women sit in separate sections
Getting Out of Bogota
One of the best parts about Bogota is the ease with which you can leave it. Don’t get me wrong, Bogota certainly has its fair share of charm and beauty. But it also shares many other features of large metropolises—pollution, noise, insecurity, an endless expanse of concrete and pavement—that can slowly and determinedly relieve one of one’s will to live.
Six Tips for Hitchhiking in Israel
Hitchhiking was a primary form of transportation for me last year during in my gap year in Israel. I spent my year living in Migdal Oz, a small kibbutz settled by pioneers in the seventies, in the area now known as the West Bank. My year was filled with bizarre experiences and culture shocks
My Experiences with Crime in Colombia
It’s November now, which in Cartagena means a month of festivos (holidays) to celebrate Cartagena’s fight for and declaration of independence from Spain. This year, Cartagena’s parties are even bigger because they’re celebrating 200 years of independence, all happening on the easy-to-remember date of 11/11/11. Though I would love to see the parties, and the Cartageneros dancing,
Reflections on My Year in the Philippines
From the cold winter days of England, to the tropics of South East Asia, my last year has been packed with adventures, funny anecdotes and above all, incredible memories. Travelling abroad has always appealed to me, but I have never wanted to travel as a backpacker, without a home for months on end
