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Train Surfing – Battenbang to Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Train Surfing Battenbang to Phnom Penh, Cambodia Proper The Fugitive stuff, the movie I mean. Or could be from some old wild west flicks. Backs up the Cambodia wild west theme anyway. The train ride from Cambodia’s second city, Battenbang, back to the capital Phnom Penh. Ticket costs $3, the locals pay about $1.
Parque Tayrona – Colombia
The jungle might be closed for cleaning, but that
10,000 feet and Smoking – a Flight on Cubana Airways – Havana, Cuba
Aaron O’Sullivan is really afraid of flying. Imagi
Intoxicating Eger – Eger, Hungary
Portland’s History – Portland, Oregon, USA
It Happened One Night – Northern Amazon, Brazil
A first glance and a few days on the Amazon have P
Travel Tips for the Hometown Traveler
“Your Town” Travel Guide How to travel without leaving your town Travel Tips for the Hometown Traveler Visit your local visitors’ center or Chamber of Commerce Go to the local hostel or hotel and experience your town with people that have come to enjoy your town Keep an open mind Talk with friends and locals
Eastern Oregon – Eastern Oregon, Oregon, USA
The Rural Oregon Travel Guide Eastern Oregon Baker City, Sumpter, Halfway On the road, out of the city and into rural Oregon, where Baker County lies. Sometimes, if you live in an area where you are expected to own a cell phone and at least one decent pair of black pants, it feels good to
Round The World by Bike: Lebanon (24 November 2001)
Lebanon What do you know of Lebanon and Beirut? Let’s be honest: you’ve probably only read this far because you thought the title was ‘Lesbians’. What I knew (or thought I knew) was a place ripped apart by fighting – tanks and rubble in the streets, concrete shells of buildings Emmental-ed with bullet holes. Fanatics
Round The World by Bike: Turkey (24 November 2001)
Turkey When a guest in someone’s home, how do you know when you have probably stayed too long? My hair had grown visibly and a baby had learned to both walk and talk… It was time to leave Istanbul. Caroline and Gurkan: you are heroes! Arno the Frenchman had been to visit – we slept
Round The World by Bike: Turn Right for Africa! (29 October 2001)
Turn Right for Africa! ‘Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference’ Robert Frost Four years of dreaming, a year of serious planning and a whirlwind final few weeks of visas, equipment, administration, websites and bureaucracy.
Round The World by Bike: On The Road (18 September 2001)
Reality has kicked in and Al realises that there is no glamour at all and this was going to be very hard work, in every way imaginable.
Round The World by Bike: Budapest (27 September 2001)
There are six things you dream of on a cycling holiday: flat, smooth tarmac, beautiful scenery, easy navigation, delicious food, a welcoming bed and an enticing final destination. The Danube River has
Round The World by Bike: Istanbul with a Vengeance (20 October 2001)
A passport, a cash card and the train to the airport is all you need to launch yourself into the delights of Istanbul.
The Prarie Provinces, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada
The Prairie Provinces, Canada – January 2002 Saskatchewan and Manitoba Ice Fishing 101 Who knew a hole in the ice could be so much fun? Winter on the Prairies is what you make of it. The majority of the population takes cover indoors, huddling under blankets and gorging on carbohydrates until the green grass pokes
The Last True Adventure in Europe
Leif Pettersen hoped covering Europe from west to
Camino de Santiago Part 2 of 2- Santiago de Compostela, Spain
When was the last time the only thing written on y
Camino de Santiago Part 1 of 2- Santiago de Compostela, Spain
When was the last time the only thing written on y
Introduction to Taxco – Taxco, Mexico
Taxco, Mexico Introduction to Taxco When the journey from Mexico City to Acapulco took a couple of days, Taxco was a stopping place on the two-lane highway. The superhighway bypassed Taxco in the 1950's, and the newer freeway (Autopista del Sol) reduced the journey to a few hours.
On the Bolivian Trail of “Che” – Bolivia
Juan Larranaga visited two small Bolivian towns th
Back to Pakistan: A Traveler’s Tale (1 of 2) – Pakistan
Experience a country as it was before the age of m
Back to Pakistan: A Traveler’s Tale (2 of 2) – Pakistan
Back to Pakistan: A Traveler’s Tale Women in Altit At Peshawar’s normally full Tourists’ Inn Motel, we hung out with the two other guests: Will, a 30-year-old New Yorker who was putting together a video about the tense times in Pakistan, and Charles.
Butts, Blood and a Bloated Cow on a Peruvian Trek – Peru
In a place of death Kari Frizzle had never felt so