For example, London.
Paris.
Rio.
See the rest – 20 Of The Best Cities To See Street Art
Category: travel
GoPro selfies from 36 countries
For 600 days, Alex Chacón traveled 125,946 miles through 36 countries on five motorcycles, taking short selfie clips along the way on his GoPro camera. He compiled the clips into a three-minute YouTube video, documenting his journey as he travels the globe on a motorcycle.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
He calls his site the Modern Motorcycle Diaries.
(via Mashable)
Deadliest Animal in the World
Bill Gates:
What would you say is the most dangerous animal on Earth? Sharks? Snakes? Humans?
Of course the answer depends on how you define dangerous. Personally I’ve had a thing about sharks since the first time I saw Jaws. But if you’re judging by how many people are killed by an animal every year, then the answer isn’t any of the above. It’s mosquitoes. …
Gates Notes – Mosquito Week
(via Bill Gates on Facebook)
Mike Howarth – Carpe Diem
I met Mike online to hike the Manasulu Circuit in the Himalayas last year. A super trip.
He’s now “cycling the length of South America from Ushuaia, Argentina the southernmost city in the world to Catagena, Columbia the most northerly city in South America. A journey of 18,000kms.”
Respect.
Mike:
What I wanted wasn’t material wealth, the latest gadget, the latest status symbol. I wanted adventure. I wanted to see and explore these wild and remote places I had read about in books and seen on maps, the the stuff of boyhood dreams. …
My new life is a simple life. A life pared down and distilled in to only the things I am prepared to carry, to lumber over mountain passes or carry across a desert. Each item carefully considered, selected on its relative merits of form, function and mostly importantly weight. Vanity discarded for pragmatism, there are no luxury items …
Bahamas …
OK, if you like this kind of thing. 🙂
Nassau is the capital of The Bahamas, a member of the British Commonwealth. It is the largest city in the Bahamas …
With a climate identical to South Florida, the area usually experiences very warm, humid weather throughout the year …
Today, with a population of 260,000, Nassau contains nearly 80% of the population of the Bahamas. However, it’s still quite low-rise and laid back, with the pretty pastel pink government buildings and the looming giant cruise ships that dock daily. …
I’m in the Bahamas
No giraffes, so far. 🙂
Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of the fire and forge. …
The statue’s naked buttocks have been source of humor for many years. A novelty song, “Moon Over Homewood,” refers to the fact that the statue “moons” the neighboring suburb of Homewood, Alabama.
Sweet Home Alabama
I spent the Easter weekend in Birmingham, my first visit to the State. For the NCAA Gymnastics Championships.
In Birmingham they love the Governor. (boo boo boo)
Segragationist Democrat Governor George Wallace.
The don’t love judgmental Canadians.
Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don’t need him around anyhow
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That’s the classic and controversial hit by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974.
“Sweet Home Alabama” was written as an answer to two songs, “Southern Man” and “Alabama” by Neil Young, which dealt with themes of racism and slavery in the American South. “We thought Neil was shooting all the ducks in order to kill one or two,” said Ronnie Van Zant at the time …
In 1976, Van Zant and the band supported Jimmy Carter for his presidential candidacy, including fundraising and an appearance at the Gator Bowl benefit concert.
At the peak of their success, three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd died in an airplane crash in 1977, putting an abrupt end to the band’s most popular incarnation.
related – Free Bird was Skynyrd’s greatest song. Perhaps the greatest live rock anthem of all time.
By the way, it turned out that Montgomery, Alabama is a great place. I have not a single complaint.
ta ta Trinidad
I spent 5 nights in Port of Spain with Guy Lavoie, clinician volunteers assigned by the International Gymnastics Federation.
Carlton Hotel. Bake & shark. Mahi Mahi. Lamb stew. 🙂
Trinidad … is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. …
There is a wide range of ethnicity, religion, and culture. As of the 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Census,the population was 39.5% East Indian “Indo-Trinidadian”, 29.5% African “Afro-Trinidadian”, 23% mixed and 8% Other ” Many of these groups overlap …
Trinidad is not much of a tourist hot spot. In fact, immigration on arrival is suspicious if you tell them you are a tourist.
My favourite vistas were of the lights at night.
I was up before dawn each morning, jogging the Queen’s Park Oval.
Many historic buildings ring the park.
We walked the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Thanks Ricardo Lue Shue and everyone at T&T Gymnastics for hosting us. Ricardo was my host 15yrs ago, my first trip to Trinidad. It was great catching up. 🙂
Giant’s Cup, Drakensburg
Trip report – my longest hike in South Africa. 🙂
I’m already planning my next trip to southern Africa. June 2015.
