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23 Global Travel Guide

It’s our annual round up: 76 enticing, exciting adventures from pole to pole PLUS, 10 strange spots to slumber

50 TRAVEL CARES SPECIAL

Story and Photography: Deborah Sanborn

Cocoa may just be a powerful tool for poverty alleviation and community growth in Ecuador

IN EVERY ISSUE

4 MailStop

Your letters answered

7 Tripping

A brief history of the bike

8 On the Fringe

3D UNESCO, a flying philosopher and the benefits of eating cattails (not cat tails); Plus, World Writes

10 ThrillSeeker

Taking the Bull by the Horns in Portugal

15 Gourmet du Monde

Fantastic Fusion

18 Field Notes

Protecting bears in BC: a grizzly feat

54 ShutterStop

The art of face-to-face photos

56 Backpacker Buzz

News from Hostelling International

62 Outpost Traveller

Connecting you to your next adventure

66 Wright of Way

New Orleans is all about revival

12 CONTESTS

Outpost’s Amazing Adventure Travel Treasure Hunt–Join the quest for adventure and win a trip to Thailand!