Tag: Travel

Travel

locked bikes by Sean

Cast of Characters : The Kid [South Africa]

12/12/2014

The simplicity that exists in the Andy Griffith Show or maybe Leave it to Beaver still exists in the small town life in the Cape...

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Der Klang, Der Familie

Berlin, Techno and the Fall of the Wall

04/12/2014

A rich document of a remarkable period in the life of the city....

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Africa by Jyoti Bindu

Cast of Characters : The Mad Cop [Lesotho]

30/11/2014

Tattooed on his meaty forearm was a swastika, black, encircled in blood red. He could wrap his hand around my forearm....

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airport by www.freedigitalphotos.net and artur84

Blitzing Your Baggage: Terahertz Screening

25/11/2014

Screening devices using terahertz waves could make public spaces more secure than ever. Report...

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volcano by freedigitalphotos.com and suwatpo

Transatlantic Ash Cloud Chaos Imminent

21/11/2014

Another ash-cloud drama could be imminent, this time with consequences for trans-Atlantic as well as European travel. Report...

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africa by Todd Quackenbush

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Passes! Africa by Bike

25/10/2014

The longer I'm on the bike, the more existential the ride seems to get....

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Katha, by Julio Echart

Katha [Following George Orwell in Burma]

04/10/2014

Photojournalist Julio Echart traces the footsteps of George Orwell in Burma...

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mountains by Tom Lann

Lost in Lesotho

28/09/2014

For a time, I thought about hitching my way back up to Ha Lejone, to save my pride and deny that Lesotho had truly beaten me....

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Sri Lanka by Julio Etchart

Tsunami Coast : Poetography

03/09/2014

Sri Lanka, 2014 - poem and images by Julio Etchart...

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2 dollar bill

Make the Money, Change the Game [Part 2]

15/08/2014

There's little to prepare you for paying for a drink and getting your change in three different currencies....

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Images of Africa

30/07/2014

Images of Africa. Jyoti Bindu steers wide of the politics and brings the pictures....

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A dollar bill, very faded

Make the Money, Change the Game

24/07/2014

If one had to buy diesel for a car or generator, it was best to buy in the morning, prices could increase many times over by afternoon....

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How I Got Banned From Canada

01/07/2014

I was a documented citizen of a country, with a passport, and I spoke English. What could go wrong?...

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An Illustration by Dan Booth

Naked from the Waist Down

27/06/2014

'No matter how well prepared you are, you can’t predict all the uncertainties.' A half-naked man proves a metaphor for travel in Africa....

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rice strains by IRRI

Forbidden Rice

20/06/2014

With rice so readily available today, it is hard to imagine that stealing something as simple as a handful of black rice could result in a death penalty...

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1950s public domain image

Death of a Salesman – Harare Style

16/06/2014

In Zimbabwe... relationships are still alive, still important. They’re the only thing that carried so many through such trying times....

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Bacteria Love Aeroplanes

24/05/2014

Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days...

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afm church, Zimbabwe

Religion: The River of the World

23/05/2014

For the majority of Zimbabweans, however, Sunday is a day of praise and worship, a day that lasts all day whether you like it or not. ...

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africa by Todd Quackenbush

Tito Mojito and the Wealth of Nations

16/05/2014

Work all day, work all night, and study into the wee hours of the morning. In a country like Zimbabwe, you do what you have to do...

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Exploded Bike

Public Bikes in Europe

02/05/2014

Public bikes in major European cities...

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Train on Victoria Falls

On the Right Side of the Tracks

01/05/2014

Wait, what? We can climb on top of the trains?...

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Welcome to iraq

Welcome to Iraq : South London Gallery

15/04/2014

Live event, featuring a talk, a performance and traditional Iraqi food...

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MAgnetic North Pole expedition by Mike Laird

Beards, Boots and Balaclavas. North Pole

21/01/2014

-40C has a nasty habit of damaging the human body no matter how good the kit or how hardy you believe you are....

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A fruit stall, Mbare, Zimbabwe

Touring Mbare Township (Part 2)

14/01/2014

It’s a common problem I've encountered in Zimbabwe. If there’s one person there who is staunchly pro-Mugabe, he or she dominates the conversation, cowing others into quiet agreement....

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A war cemetary in Zimbabwe

Touring Mbare Township (Part One)

08/01/2014

Comrades in arms separated by the melanin in their skin. Sterling Carter visits the war graves of Mbare, Zimbabwe....

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A picture of a car crash by Freedigitalphotos.net/Bill Longshaw

Dial, Drive, Die.

02/01/2014

Experienced adults were more than twice as likely to crash or have a near miss when dialing a cell phone as when they did not dial and drive...

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An illustration of a ley line

Dragon Paths and Pilgrimages

02/01/2014

At a time when many of us experience a profound sense of disconnection or even alienation from the land, we need more modern pilgrimages...

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A picture of Rhodesian Rail's Zimbabwe train

Ridin’ the Rhodesian Rails

31/12/2013

Maybe a cow on the track, or an elephant. We're certainly far enough out to see some. Sterling Carter enjoys the scenery on a rail journey through Zimbabwe....

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Bombino : The Magic Hat [Live]

24/12/2013

This is the music of the desert, the kind played around a fire while the stars shine brighter than anywhere else in the world....

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Detroit : How Good is it Really?

03/12/2013

Get in while the dirt and the grime is still a part of the city. You can’t understand Detroit without it, and once it’s gone, the city will be that much poorer....

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