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How to Pack Like a Travel Belle Pro
Another Travel Belle’s tips on how to pack a suitcase (because, hey, we’re all different, and the challenge of packing is never-ending) Even if you are a person who “needs” two huge suitcases and a...
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Track Your Travel Belle Trips
“So why did you pick Morocco?” my friend Leo asked when I announced I was moving to Casablanca at the end of 2008. I pointed to the Peter’s projection map on the wall behind my desk. “Easy. There are...
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Wearing Henna Art in Morocco
The body becomes the canvas for rich, henna art in Morocco “Khadijah wants to henna your hands,“ Aziz translated for me. It was a caught in the headlights moment, as getting my hands hennaed was only...
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Confessions and Revelations of a Bag Lady
Expert traveler and suitcase packer Jody Hanson on how to pack light for a month-long adventure My theory has long been that if you can’t sort things into bags, you likely don’t need them. The task was...
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On Being an African Princess
One woman’s chance transformation into Nigerian royalty In 1981, I applied for a teaching positions overseas, as I’d had enough of the cold and snow in northern Canada. Subsequently, I was posted to a...
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Minding Your Muslim Manners
Editor’s note: Jody Hanson lived in Nigeria for two years, spent 18 months in Morocco and has travelled in a number of Muslim countries. Along the way, she committed more faux pas than she can...
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