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Bus2Antarctica Video: Windy City
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 19, 2010 While waiting for his last bus to Ushuaia, Andrew Evans spent three days in the windy city of Rio Gallegos. Watch out Chicago. You’ve got competition. After three days in Rio Gallegos, I can vouch that its reputation for high and constant winds holds merit. For so many travelers, Rio Gallegos marks the end…
Bus2Antarctica: Checking in with Fox
Posted by Janelle Nanos on February 17, 2010 Our oh-so-telegenic contributing editor Andrew Evans checked in with the news crew at Fox 5 in D.C. again this morning, and recapped some of his most recent exploits from his trip over Skype. You can find his prior interviews with Fox online at their website.
Bus2Antarctica: Argentina Pizzeria
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 17, 2010 We continue with our blog recaps of Andrew Evans’ journey to Antarctica. In today’s dispatch, Andrew challenges you not to salivate after watching this video. Travel makes me hungry. After a month of riding buses I’ve learned to pack light and eat light while en route. But after 30 or 40 hours on the road,…
Bus2Antarctica Video: Lima on Wheels
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 6, 2010 Andrew Evans offers a glimpse of skateboarding culture in Lima, Peru. As I was wandering Peru’s capital city, I found myself drawn to Miguel Grau Park in the neighborhood of Miraflores. The view of the Pacific Ocean from the top of such high cliffs is simply enchanting–and what did I find on the other side?…
Bus2Antarctica Video: Peru with a View
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 5, 2010 Andrew Evans gives us a glimpse from the bus as it drives through Peru’s Sechura Desert. Of all the borders I’ve crossed on this trip, the most drastic change I’ve felt so far was crossing from Ecuador to Peru. After days of lush green banana plantations and tropical lowland jungle, I entered the Sechura Desert–one…
Bus2Antarctica Video: Bogotá Street Life
Posted by Intelligent Travel on January 29, 2010 Andrew Evans provides us a glimpse of the street life in Bogotá’s city center. I had great fun exploring the Colombian capital of Bogotá and was amazed what an artistic city it is. The wealth of art deco architecture, the splendid museums, talented street artists, and funky décor all around town surprised me. With so…
Bus2Antarctica: Latest Interview with Andrew
Posted by Intelligent Travel on January 21, 2010 Andrew Evans checked in this morning with the local Fox affiliate in D.C. and caught them up on his beard growth, his recent visit to Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park, and his literal run-in with a cow on his bus ride to Bogota. [MyFoxDC.com]
Sunrise Views and Tree Kangaroos
Posted by Janelle Nanos on December 21, 2009 Researchers from the Seattle-based Woodland Park Zoo recently traveled to Papua New Guinea in a partnership with National Geographic Crittercam to learn more about the habits of the endangered tree kangaroo population. These adorable – and elusive – creatures were outfitted with small camera devices that enabled scientists to get a glimpse of their eating…
Citizen Journalism in Kibera
Posted by Marilyn Terrell on October 20, 2009 High school student Kyle Bullington traveled to Kenya this summer, where he lived and worked in the Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, on a unique volunteer project. Residents of Kibera watch a video created by the Carolina for Kibera team This summer, high school student Kyle Bullington arrived in Kibera with…
The Kid Who Wants to Save the World
Posted by kgunderson on November 18, 2008 As Geography Awareness Week kicks off, we love introducing a few people with an inspiring geographic attitude. Today we bring you the subject of National Geographic’s Letter of the Week, six-year-old Ryan. He’s so concerned about the plight of the earth, he was inspired to make his own film to instruct others how “to save…
Up Close to the Proximity Hotel
Posted by it on April 9, 2008 “Travelling Without Footprints,” is a video series exploring carbon-friendly travel experiences. In this first installment, former Traveler researcher Ali Ogden takes us to the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina, where owner Dennis Quaintance shows us what it takes to make a hotel green as he works toward achieving LEED Platinum status. His notion is…
