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Category Archives: Africa
Be There In A Gif
Francois Beaurain is a multitalented French artist and world traveler who documents his wanderings with photographs, paintings and some very sweet gifs starring the folks he meets along the way. Check out his website and blog to see what he … Continue reading
Fly BOAC
Posted in Africa, Air Travel, Art, Europe, Public Transport, South America, Tourism
Tagged Australia, Bermuda, New Zealand, Rome
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Out of Egypt
Artist, cartoonist and animator Nina Paley has been creating amazing animated versions of the Biblical Exodus story and the ten plagues of Egypt. The video below is the last installment, the “Tenth Plague : Death of the Firstborn Egyptians”, with … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Animation, Art, Middle East
Tagged Bible, Egypt, Exodus, Moses, Passover
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Time and Again
Between 2012 and 2014, photographer Kien Lam traveled 80,000 miles through 15 countries snapping thousands of photos along the way. When he returned home, he turned them into this joyous, frenetic, amped-up time-lapse video called “Time and Again”. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Europe, movies, Photography, Tech, Tourism, USA
Tagged Australia, New Zealand, NYC
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Kids Love Books
Ethiopia Reads builds schools, libraries, trains teachers and supports mentoring programs throughout Ethiopia, but one of their coolest projects is the Donkey Mobile Libraries. Since 2005, Ethiopia Reads’ five donkeymobiles have brought books to more than 120,000 children in rural … Continue reading
Couchsurfing
My friends and I were couchsurfing long before the term was coined—we just called it crashing. But it’s exciting to see how the internet has made it possible for people to people connections throughout the world. Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Photography, South America, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged Airbnb, Budget Travel, couch surfing
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Reading In The Mobile Era
This week UNESCO released a fascinating report on Reading In The Mobile Era in the developing world. Based on over 4,000 surveys, completed in seven nations—Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nigeria , Pakistan, Uganda and Zimbabwe—the report provides a detailed snapshot of how … Continue reading
Cosmopolis
Mexico City-based designer and illustrator Aldo Crusher created this charming series of vibrant, polychromatic illustrations for Aire magazine. Cosmópolis cleverly uses geometric elements to explore iconic landmarks and attractions in each city.
Ideas Box
Most of us can take access to books and information for granted. However, for people in areas of conflict, war or natural disaster access to information is often an insurmountable problem. The NGO Libraries Without Borders has partnered with the French … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Books, Libraries, Tech
Tagged Libraries Without Borders, NGO, Philippe Starck, UN
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Suddenly I’m Craving Curry
These delicious maps are the result of a collaboration involving New Zealand photographer Henry Hargreaves and graphic artists Sarit Melmed and Caitlin Levin. Each of the amazing creations is made with real food from the nations and continents. According … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 