Destination: Africa
Moon-Gazing Around the Globe
by Alicia Imbody | 08.03.09 | 10:32 AM ET
From Puebla to Paris, 12 photos by moonstruck world travelers
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Yahoo! BuzzTravel Song of the Day: ‘Africa’ by Toto
by Alicia Imbody | 07.14.09 | 2:05 PM ET
Africa Travel Tips ‘Not Related to Bandits, Thugs and Murder’
by Michael Yessis | 07.09.09 | 3:24 PM ET
Nicholas Kristof took some heat for his recent 15 travel tips column—here and here, for instance. One excellent response comes from WhiteAfrican.com, which put forth 15 Africa Travel tips and posted a handful more from readers. (Via Frank Bures)
Travel Movie Watch: ‘Soul Power’
by Eva Holland | 07.09.09 | 12:37 PM ET
Most folks have heard of the Rumble in the Jungle, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s 1974 showdown in Kinshasa, but the accompanying concert—in which James Brown was one of several starring acts—is less well remembered. Now, though, Brown’s time in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) is the focus of a new documentary, “Soul Power.”
Michael Jackson: A Global Force in Life and Death
by World Hum | 06.26.09 | 11:07 AM ET
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Ten Inspirational Women Travelers
by Julia Ross | 06.18.09 | 10:13 AM ET
Julia Ross celebrates women who have blazed their own trails
Stranger in Paradise
by Christopher Vourlias | 06.15.09 | 2:19 PM ET
Photo by Christopher Vourlias Christopher Vourlias searches for a place to call home in Stone Town, Zanzibar
Shrinking Planet Headline of the Day: ‘Facebook Swahili Version Launched’
by Jim Benning | 06.15.09 | 2:15 PM ET
Facebook is now available in roughly 50 languages, and Swahili was the second African language to get its own version of the social networking site, the BBC reports.
Face-Off on the Congo
by Jeffrey Tayler | 06.01.09 | 10:23 AM ET
REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly Jeffrey Tayler was cooking lunch along the Congo River when armed men approached, making demands. Enter the Big Man.
Khenchela, Algeria
by World Hum | 05.28.09 | 10:03 AM ET
REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra A woman weaves carpet at her house in Babar village, in the eastern city of Khenchela. Babar carpets are the most expensive carpets in Algeria, and take up to three months to make.
Alexandria, Egypt
by World Hum | 05.21.09 | 12:10 PM ET
REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa Visitors check out the rare books displayed in the Alexandria Library, home to more than 3000 rare manuscripts, books and maps
Video: Alison Stein Wellner: The Heat Seeker
by World Hum | 05.11.09 | 11:16 AM ET
Alison Stein Wellner traveled around the world to eat the hottest food she could handle, a quest she chronicled for World Hum
The Heat Seeker: Eat, Sweat, Love
by Alison Stein Wellner | 05.11.09 | 11:12 AM ET
iStockphoto Alison Stein Wellner likes her food hot and spicy. To find out how hot and spicy, she searched the world for heat. Part one of five: Currywurst in Frankfurt.
Eight Great Funny Travel Stories
by World Hum | 05.01.09 | 2:23 PM ET
To mark World Hum's eighth anniversary, we've collected eight favorite travel stories from our archives that see the humor in travel
Eight Great Family Travel Stories
by World Hum | 05.01.09 | 11:33 AM ET
iStockPhoto To mark World Hum's eighth anniversary, we've collected eight favorite travel stories from our archives that explore the family vacation in all its forms