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# 50 Exploring Diverse Lives at Legendary Copacabana Beach
On staying fit with sugar cane and other Brazilian contradictions
Oct 2
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# 47 Traveling with Shame in a World on Fire
On the shadows of colonialism in Peru
Aug 22
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# 45 Is the Food in Lima Really that Good? And other Urgent Questions.
On ceviche, traffic, tsunami alerts, safety, street art, and seasonal fog.
Aug 2
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# 40 When You Visit Fascinating Guanajuato with New Friends
On sharing stories, food, and consternation in a colonial town in Mexico
Jun 5
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# 15 The Discomfort of Visiting the Past in Nagasaki, Japan
On Dejima, battleships, China, shame, and male aggression
Jun 28, 2024
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# 7 Shadows of the Colonial Past in Galle Fort, Sri Lanka
On collective guilt + travel advice
Jan 26, 2024
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