Posts Tagged ‘travel articles’
Stories From Around the World is a CBS News item where journalist Steve Hartman randomly picks a person from the phone book in a randomly selected town around the world and does a story about them. Gleaned from the same idea he had several years ago when he tested the idea in towns around America, this time he ups the risk factor and sets out to meet people around the globe.
If you have some time this afternoon, 12 minutes, it’s absolutely worth the watch. These three wonderful vignettes, from India, Latvia, and Oman, are guaranteed to make your world a little smaller and your day a little brighter.
Video after the jump…
The around the world travel idea has been popping up a lot lately, and outside its admittedly tight-knit circles. More and more people are pushing the comfortable borders of Europe when not more 
than 20 years ago only the most adventurous American would consider traveling elsewhere. These days anywhere is fair game.
Yes, people are finally envisioning a vastly larger destination palate. Landscapes with hugely exotic sights and sounds are available without the extra effort that was formerly obligatory. The digital age has shown us just how small our world can be and our ability to get there is changing Disney World into Real World with an ease our parents would have been jealous of.
Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity by Sam Miller
For all its problems, 2009 was a great year for readers who love to travel. Dozens of new books hit the shelves over the last 12 months practically tailor-made for the explorer inside of us. Rory MacLean at the Guardian UK has taken it upon himself to assemble a list of books that should be on every nightstand of those who have luggage in their closets or backpacks in the hall – of those who appreciate the art of travel. Take a look at his list and think about these for your inner armchair-traveler.
Part IV of our series of guest posts from San Francisco native Susan Coss as she returns to Mexico after a year-long hiatus. Missives from Oaxaca documents her month-long stay in the southern Mexican town. Click to read part I, part II and part III.
And so it is the eve of my departure and of course the city decided to turn on its charm to the thousandth degree this last week…
The weather has been unseasonably warm, which has been fantastic, though of course it makes the return to cold that much harder. As is abundantly clear by now, from my missives this year and last year, I am head over heels in love with this place. I am blessed to have been able to return to spend yet another month discovering more, meeting more people, eating more food. It is not perfect here – I could bitch forever about the disorganization, the blatant government corruption, the stupid sidewalks, the traffic. The rose colored glasses slip from the eyes occasionally. And yet I will miss it all, the good and the bad.
Over the next few weeks the AirTreks blog will be bringing you guest posts from San Francisco native Susan Coss as she returns to Mexico after a year-long hiatus. Missives from Oaxaca, will document her month-long stay in the southern Mexican town. See Part II here.
Arriving
I’m back! That’s the big news. The not so big news (or not so surprising news) is that I still love this place—despite having to drive 5 times around the centro before getting dropped off at my apartment. The thing is, where I live is usually the first point of drop off in the colectivos from the airport (think Super Shuttle). Kind of akin to going from SFO over to North Beach, around to the Haight, over to the Castro, downtown and then doing it all again before heading to the Mission. Glass-is-half-full perspective: I got to see the city in its burst of Saturday morning activity and be reminded just how crazy the traffic is here.
The world wide web is a big place, pretty much as big as the “real world” if you think about it. Even when you narrow down your subject matter to a travel theme there’s still copious material, some good, some not so much.
If you’re looking for good reading material why not turn to the blogosphere? After all, thousands, millions, have traveled before you and have a lot to say. Of course, there are so many travel-related blogs out there, how do you find the best articles?
I’ve decided to make it easy for you today. Below are links to my favorite blog postings of recent weeks, ones with generous insight or that are just well written and researched. These will help kick start your thought process while giving a good read in the meanwhile.
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