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6 reasons you should be more concerned about ocean conservation

24 February, 2016

I’M FROM TORONTO, but for two years I lived on an island in the Caribbean. There, the locals say that from any point on the island you’re never more than 14km away from the sea. The ocean, of course, becomes a big part of the lifestyle; people make their living from fishing, while surfing, diving,…

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This explains why so many English speakers only speak English

16 September, 2013

WHAT is this word, ‘garburator’? How can I ever learn another language when I can barely master my own? See more here.

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No question, this unusual Indian sport needs to be an Olympic event

13 September, 2013

THIS IS an elite of crew of Mallakhamb gymnasts in India. The practice originated as a method of training for wrestlers: malla means ‘wrestler’ or ‘man of strength’ and khamb means pole (in Marathi). They look superhuman to me. See more here.

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How fast can you slow travel?

13 September, 2013

TO SOME, slow travel means time. It means spending weeks or months in a place to really understand it. For me, slow travel is a frame of mind. In July, I joined my father for a week during his truck hauls to the US. I really wanted to go to Chicago, and luckily he was…

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Car yoga: 8 seated yoga positions for your next road trip

4 September, 2013

Illustrations: Aya Padrón A RECENT ROAD TRIP with my truck driver dad took me from Ontario, Canada, to Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, Indiana, and back over six days. I got to see a lot of small-town USA, but sitting through long stretches of highway left me feeling quite stiff. I started to think how I…

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On seeing past your rose-colored view of place

23 January, 2013

“C’EST PAS ÉVIDENT,” the locals and expats told me when I asked how to get more involved in local life: It’s not obvious, self-evident, or straightforward. It took me two trips to Martinique, one of the French overseas departments in the Caribbean, to figure out that simply being in a place didn’t necessarily mean that…

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What Christmas looks like in the Caribbean

24 December, 2012

Cordial Shortly after All Saint’s Day in November, there is a seasonal abundance of oranges and mandarins on the island. For this reason Shrubb, an orange liqueur, is Martinique’s traditional Christmas beverage. You can buy a commercial bottle from any grocery store, but all the best ones are homemade. Macerate peels of oranges, mandarins, and…

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Who am I?

alyssa james, freelance writer, content marketer, alyssa writes

I’m Alyssa — PhD Student and Freelance Writer based in New York City! I write about Travel and Social Justice. Words in MSN, Bustle, the Globe and Mail, Porthole Cruise Magazine, The Local, Matador Network, and more.

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Where I Was:

Aix-en-Provence | Thailand | Bali

Where I Am:

New York

Where I Will Be:

Colombia | Martinique | Japan

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