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Meet The Neighbors

What doesn't South America offer in the way of big adventure? Here are the 10 best ways to drop in on our amigos down south.

Burma Travel

Patrick Symmes in Burma before the 2008 cyclone.

Play the Field

From Australia's Blue Mountains to the Great Barrier Reef, from hiking adventures to surfing. Australia Has It All – 7 Smart Australian Trips.

Way Out and Back

Australia’s Northern Territory is our kind of place—a vast expanse of desert playgrounds, tropical rainforests, and supersize wildlife. Buckle up with Matthew Power as he bounces through the most extreme landscapes on the planet.

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"After the riots, I get tea for 40 cents a mug in Old Sanaa. Mocha is a town in Yemen, but that doesn't mean the coffee here is any good."

"SAND STORM," By Patrick Symmes

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Burma Travel

Exposure 07.08.08

The author after Burmese boys gently daubed him with clay during Thyingan, a chaotic water festival.

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Bolivia Confluence Hunting

Exposure 12.09.11

The confluence crew stops in the middle of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia's high salt flats.

Jody MacDonald of Offshore Odysseys

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Paragliding in the Himalayas

Exposure 12.09.11

The local launch site.

Tim Neville

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Skiing Chamonix

Exposure 12.14.08

Michael, Nina, Birken and Anders Silitch sit in front of their chalet on the edge of Chamonix. The family lives surrounded by guides who work for the Company.

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Venezuela

Exposure 03.04.09

Five subway lines, the only way to traverse traffic-choked Caracas quickly, are covered in shampoo ads and political reminders.

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