Burkina
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Have you ever been to a country that just seems to give tourists the cold shoulder? Now, there are some figures behind those unwelcome feelings; the World Economic Forum has put together a report that ranks countries based on how friendly they are to tourists.
The ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
"Burkina Faso Plastic Bag Recycling" from Corentin Banzet on Vimeo.
In Burkina Faso, hope doesn't seem to always come easily. With one of the lowest GDP per capita figures in the world ($1,200) and a tumultuous political past that has led to widespread unrest, it's ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
It's lunchtime in Taga, a village in Burkina Faso, West Africa. A guy is milking the cows and the women are working over the stove. Kids are running around making noise and getting in the way. It's just like lunch at my house – well, not quite.
That's what I love ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I've always been intrigued by Burkina Faso. I know very little about this West African nation and that only increases the allure. It also helps that it has a cool name and its capital, Ouagadougou, has probably the coolest city name ever! While my travels have focused on ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Ethiopia suffers from a bad image thanks to the war and famine of the 1980s. As my series on travel in Ethiopia showed, however, this is a land of friendly people, beautiful nature, and fascinating historic sites. Infrastructure is slowly improving and the Ethiopians are ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
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Thomas Tomczyk is serious about motorcycles. He's done three motorcycle trips across India, from the steamy southern tip ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee just wrapped up its 33rd annual conference in Seville, Spain, where they added 13 new sites to their list of amazing locations around the globe, and made the unusual move of ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
The UNESCO World Heritage List has just gotten a lot longer. Officials meeting for the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee have added more than two dozen sites of great cultural, historical, or natural value to the list, and they're considering more.
Among the new ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
When I watched the trailer of One Day in Africa, the latest documentary of Brook Silva-Braga, the resonance of village and city life in most African countries was immediately evident. It's a resonance that often doesn't make headline news. It resides in the pattern of each ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
To tide you over until Amazing Race 13 begins on September 28, tune into The Travel Channel. Starting September 3 at 8 p.m. EST, season 12 will be shown.
Although the winners from season 12 are known-- Rachel and T.K., the couple who had smart ideas about how to use the ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Okay, you can bet I was disappointed to not have my fix of Amazing Race tonight. Particularly after enjoying Martha's recap of last week. I missed the show because I was having my white knuckle drive back from Kentucky. Tonight, I was all set to take notes on who said what ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Last week, Martha's recap left our Amazing Race traveling pals in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. That's where this episode started off since the teams stayed here for a night of R&R at the Hotel d'Ville.
Although the people of Burkina Faso were described as ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
One way to start off an episode of the Amazing Race with a few guffaws is to send the teams to a place most of them can't pronounce.
"Ogogogaga?"
" Oogadoogoo? "
Ou..da..da..doo...dago..go?
Can you say Ouagadougou? (roughly pronounced aWa gaa doo goo) The blonds, Shana ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
August is another Independence Day bonanza. The shifts of power didn't happen all at once, but 1960 was a big year. If you're in any of these countries expect a holiday. Maybe there will be fireworks or a parade or a speech or two.
August 1 - Benin gained independence ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (6 years ago)
Suppose you have time-lots of it. Let's say you have 44 weeks. Perhaps you'd like to go overland from Morocco to South Africa by way of Egypt. Here's a travel adventure that will take you through 10 game parks, various cultural and historical landmarks, and enough thrills ...
by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (6 years ago)
TASCHEN books are some of my favorite to collect. If I had hundreds of dollars to blow I could easily do so on their website, but for now I'll have to place some of these titles on my Christmas wish list or refrain from doing so much running to and fro' to buy a few more. ...
by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (7 years ago)
Tomorrow the Pan African Arts & Film Festival will kick off until February 20, 2006 at the Magic Johnson Theatres in Los Angeles, CA. This is one of those moments I'm itching to be close enough to the city to peep some of the films, yet avoid the smog. Skip the pseudo ...
by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (7 years ago)
Guy Francois photography - wow. Few photographers leave me feeling speechless, inspired and with new reasons to never stop wanting to explore the world. In his crisp, vivid, and stunning photos from locales like Burkina Faso, China, Morocco, and Madagascar the world comes ...
by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (7 years ago)
I'll admit it is a pretty ambitious goal to tackle and track down some of the secrets behind every country on the African continent (especially when one has never been) for Black History month and a hard one too. As I started looking for things to pour out to the masses on ...
by Erik Olsen (RSS feed) (7 years ago)
Once again I urge you to check out Latitudes Magazine, which just came out. Let me reiterate that this is probably my favorite online multimedia magazine. I try my best to remember that it's a monthly and to take a look, but sometimes I forget. Now I've figured out that they ...
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