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an important update from the kurdistan regional government in iraq
This important information will dispel some of the rumors about the situation in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. To my friends there, I...
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the pen is mightier than the sword – especially when traveling
The old adage about the pen being mightier than the sword may be true in international diplomacy, but it is especially true when traveling....
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a flight to london and the social experiment we call air...
Flying North blog is now in London with me, doing what we like to do best - sitting at a new cafe near Victoria...
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a serbian in new york [srbin u njujorku]
By guest blogger Nebojša Vlaškalić.
As a kid born in a small, beautiful country with open wounds, I have always carried a big burden of...
the berlin wall: an ironic symbol of freedom
By guest blogger Fabien Reynaud.
As far back as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by Berlin. Berlin is a cosmopolitan city of...
berlin: a few travel tips
By guest blogger Fabien Reynaud.
Thinking about a trip to Berlin? Perhaps a few of these personal travel tips will come in handy. Berlin is...
from london to the simple life in altus, arkansas
By guest blogger Fabien Reynaud.
I never thought that after viewing a television program, my partner and I would end up in what at first...
videos
a tour through the grand palace complex in bangkok, thailand
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the wildlife of namibia's etosha national park
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australia - a virtual tour of sydney harbour: day and night
08:07
greetings from all seven continents
01:00
the landscapes of antarctica
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puerto rico’s fort san felipe del morro
07:36
the hedonism of patong in phuket, thailand
06:59
flying north in antarctica
18:58
the vernadsky antarctic research base
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montevideo, uruguay
04:57
the kennedy space center, florida and the space shuttle atlantis
02:07
flying north in antarctica: official trailer
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from batna: the logistics of travel to and in algeria
02:59
vlog from algiers, algeria
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vlog from the pyrenees mountains in andorra
01:20
Vlog from Belgrade, Serbia [featuring Mr. Hleb]
02:34
from sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina
01:12
Reporting from the Rwanda - Congo (DRC) border
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reporting from akagera national park, rwanda
00:55
vlog from the hiroshima peace memorial park, japan
01:23
Haeinsa Temple and the Tripitaka Koreana
01:17
blog from abiverd, turkmenistan
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registan square, samarkand, uzbekistan
01:31
reporting from queen elizabeth national park, uganda
00:57
reporting from the grand place in brussels
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reporting from machu picchu, peru
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unesco sites
valletta’s strait street: the former seedy “gut” of malta’s capital city
Walking around Malta’s capital, Valletta, one finds a combination of old and new, the British colonial footprint vs. the underlying ancient history, and a...
mostar and the old bridge in bosnia and herzegovina
By guest blogger Fabien Reynaud.
During a recent trip to Dubrovnik, Croatia, my partner and I decided to spend a day in Mostar, Bosnia and...
history is erased in the syrian desert
Over the almost five years writing this blog I have indicated many reasons why I think travel is important. One reason that I’ve had...
the roman city of volubilis
Located near Meknès between the cities of Fez and Rabat lies an impressive UNESCO-listed site - the Roman city of Volubilis. The city was...
palmyra, syria, part two: a magnificent unesco site
As part of a tour of Syria I embarked on in 2008 that included Aleppo, Damascus, and the Krak des Chevaliers Crusader castle, the...
polar regions
if you feel particularly magnetic today, blame the sun
If today you are watching BBC news or Al Jazeera, or even, dare I say, the Real Housewives tonight and you lose signal, blame...
