Archive for January, 2007

Australia and other great train journeys

Trains are a great way to travel and there are many great rail journeys in the world.  One such trip cuts across central Australia, from Adelaide to Darwin.  Beverly Beyette recently took that 1,850-mile train ride and wrote about it for the Los Angeles Times. All told, the trip takes 48 hours, two full days of [...]

January 8, 2007 Australia/N.Zealand, why we travel 0 Comments

Around the world by foot, bike and rowboat

Sure, round-the-world travel has gained a certain measure of popularity.  But most people do it by plane, train, bus or motorized boat.  No one has ever before circumnavigated the globe completely under their own power — that is, until Colin Angus and Julie Wafaei recently completed a two-year journey by biking, rowing and walking their way [...]

January 5, 2007 RTW travel, why we travel 0 Comments

The perils of childbirth in Iraq

With all of the news reports about car bombings, sectarian violence and politics in Iraq, sometimes what is lost amid the headlines is the simple fact of how difficult daily life has become for many Iraqis.  The Washington Post has a heartbreaking story today about the challenges of childbirth in parts of the country. Giving birth [...]

January 4, 2007 how we live 0 Comments

Exploring Vietnam

Hope everyone enjoyed a nice holiday weekend.  Now that it’s a new year, it’s time for some people to consider new travel destinations. How about Vietnam?  David Abel wrote for the Boston Globe about his recent trip to Hanoi. There, he and his girlfriend explored the city… Merchants pack narrow sidewalks, hawking everything from socks and roses to [...]

January 3, 2007 Asia 0 Comments
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