Tag: Travel

Travel

Presenting the Ping Pong Ourobouros of Singapore

The white, pearl-like spheres will become luminescent by night, and the sentences will join up to form lines flowing around the circular shape....

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A mixture of figuration and abstraction. Interview [Bernie Clarkson]

'It was such a surprise to win the trip and exactly the sort of prize I would have chosen for myself'...

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At Circa Tabac

I couldn’t say much for the bar but the bathroom was very accommodating....

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On Working at Barnes and Noble

“You want to be a writer,” Kelly said. “Why don’t you work at Barnes & Noble?” “I wear clothes, too. Maybe I should get a job in a sweatshop.”...

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Notes on a Dog

“Get rid of the dog”, she said. “Or get rid of me.”...

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Tanned Pilots : The Secret

Airline pilots can be exposed to cockpit radiation similar to tanning beds...

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Easter Islanders’ Fuzzy Teeth Reveal Moai Mystery

Hardened plaque from ancient teeth is helping resolve the question of what plant foods Easter Islanders relied on before European contact....

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The Last Honky Tonk in Nashville

You’ll get a solid handshake, by men who believe a firm handshake can tell a lot...

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Berlin, Techno and the Fall of the Wall

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

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Blitzing Your Baggage: Terahertz Screening

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

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Transatlantic Ash Cloud Chaos Imminent

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

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Katha [Following George Orwell in Burma]

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

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Tsunami Coast : Poetography

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

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Images of Africa

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

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How I Got Banned From Canada

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

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Forbidden Rice

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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Bacteria Love Aeroplanes

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

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Public Bikes in Europe

Public bikes in major European cities...

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Welcome to Iraq : South London Gallery

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

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Beards, Boots and Balaclavas. North Pole

-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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Dial, Drive, Die.

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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Dragon Paths and Pilgrimages

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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Killer Australian Beaches. Not in a Good Way.

Rip currents claim more lives in Australia on average each year than bushfires, floods, cyclones and sharks combined. But probably fewer than funnelwebs, crocs, snakes r disgruntled 'Bra Boys....

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Ride the Wild Surf

California is quite simply projecting the dreams of a dying Sun God into the ether...

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Gonzo Bikery in Huntington Beach

To be truthful we built the bike as an inside joke. A thumb in the air to every motorcycle cool guy trope we've ever come across. ...

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Peru Maravilloso [Album]

If the material is jaunty and lacking in nose-flutes it is because this is a reflection of Peruvian popular music in the 60s/70s, not some anthropological/musicological quest for an imposed...

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The Endless Inferno Under Centralia

Centralia, less than three hours from Times Square, stands empty. The emissions break through the ground like fists of mustard gas....

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Collecting Gauguin: Samuel Courtauld

Courtauld literally lived with his collections and so it was the physical composition of the work (such as Gauguin) itself wherein his main interests lay ...

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Protect the Precious

Coordinate Gear: use the discount code 'Trebuchet' and get 10% off the checkout price of outdoor level camera bags (offer ends 17th June)....

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People Organize Daily Travel Efficiently

Study shows that people organise their daily travel efficiently - so why not sleep in a bit more. ...

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