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Is India Safe for Women Travelers?

by Beth Whitman (June 13th, 2013)

There’s been a lot of news coming out of India of late. And it hasn’t been good. Sadly, there’s been a spate of high-profile gang rapes against both Indian and foreign women in the last eight months or so. The most recent one was just last week when a California woman was raped when she [...]

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Expedia Viewfinder Launches

by Beth Whitman (May 30th, 2013)

A few weeks ago on Facebook, I alluded to some June news that I was very excited to announce. Well it’s time! I’ve been just bursting to talk about this and now I can, and it’s… …my participation in a project that launched this week with Expedia. Their new blog, Expedia Viewfinder, brings together a [...]

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On Traveling: Unplugged

by Beth Whitman (April 29th, 2013)

A couple of weeks ago, reports surfaced that Alec Zimmerman, a young woman from the Seattle area, disappeared while hitchhiking from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Peru. She hadn’t been heard from by her family and friends for a few days and her loved-ones started to get worried. The couchsurfer whom she had stayed with prior [...]

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