Karina Martinez-Carter
Karina Martinez-Carter is an assistant editor at Map Happy and a freelance journalist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her work has appeared with BBC Capital, BBC Travel, Thrillist and Quartz, among other publications.
Latest articles by Karina Martinez-Carter
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How to master international meal etiquette
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How to breeze through lines at the airport
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The most controversial merchandise of 6 major retailers
feature Trying too hard to be "edgy" is often a losing proposition
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How do fortune cookie messages get written?
feature Two of the world's largest producers of baked-in aphorisms don't even have someone on the payroll dedicated to full-time fortune writing
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How the elderly are treated around the world
feature In countries like Korea and China, you can expect to be taken care of by your family. In America and England, not so much
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The world's cheapest and priciest big cities — based on a sandwich and a night out
feature In Geneva, a club sandwich will cost you about $30
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How to interact with people from around the world, according to the French
feature Tourism promoters in Paris say Americans need WiFi, Belgians want a less poetic Paris, and Germans should be greeted with a handshake
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The strange rise of Denglisch
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