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Opinion: Mic invites contributors and staff members to offer commentary and context about news and timely issues. Peter Lewis co-founded La Bicicleta Verde, his tour company in Santiago, Chile, with the mission of providing tourists and travelers…

Many people think of the Maldives, a country made up of hundreds of islands southwest of India, as the perfect tropical paradise for a honeymoon or a vacation. They picture white sand beaches, clear blue water and calming waves. The Maldives has all…

When it is your second night in Chile and you are 56 miles away from your homestay, alone in a department store, desperately searching for Wi-Fi and surrounded by a language you don't speak, it causes you to reevaluate the decisions that led you…

Antarctica is the most remote and inhospitable place on Earth. It is home to the coldest and windiest spots on the planet. Despite recent murmurs of an alleged "ancient Antarctic pyramid"  — in reality, it's just a symmetrical mountain — Antarctica…

I’ve been fortunate enough in my life to travel to some of the most renowned and remarkable places on earth. I have taken photos on my iPhone of landmarks that many people only get to see in history books and travel guides.  But looking back on my…

This article is part of the Mic series "Enabling Empathy Through Travel." See the previous post here. Despite Islam being one of the world’s largest religions, most Americans say they know little to nothing about it, and 43 percent of Americans have…

This article is part of the Mic series "Enabling Empathy Through Travel." See the previous post here. The best and most plentiful rock climbing east of the Mississippi River is located right in one of the country's poorest states. A staggering…

The Peruvian culinary scene is rapidly gaining international acclaim, and for good reason. With almost every type of climate in the world, including deserts, rainforests and the Andes mountains, Peru has a huge amount of regional diversity, which…

This article is part of the Mic series "Enabling Empathy Through Travel." See the previous post here. As awe-inspiring as pictures of the monuments, cityscapes and mountain views look on Instagram, the real importance of international travel lies in…

This article is part of the Mic series "Enabling Empathy Through Travel." See the previous post here. Islam is the world's second-largest religion, but most Americans say they know little to nothing about it. Irrational fear of Islam is enabled by…

This article is part of the new Mic series "Enabling Empathy Through Travel." See the previous post here. "Would you like to speak a second language?" Ask this question to a random person in the street, and they'll probably reply, "Sure! why…

This is the first entry in a new series called "Enabling Empathy Through Travel."  "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and…