Tag: Sports
Photo You Must See: Waving the Algerian Flag
by World Hum | 11.17.09 | 12:22 PM ET
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh Fans of Algeria’s soccer team wave the Algerian flag in Khartoum.
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Yahoo! BuzzPhoto You Must See: Catching Air in Switzerland
by World Hum | 11.06.09 | 12:07 PM ET
REUTERS/Denis Balibouse A snowboarder performs a jump during a halfpipe event at the Snowboard World Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland.
Photo You Must See: Yankee in Times Square
by World Hum | 11.05.09 | 9:51 AM ET
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson A New York Yankees fan in Times Square reacts to video of a play during game six of the World Series.
Photo You Must See: Sailing Off Trieste
by World Hum | 10.14.09 | 9:58 AM ET
REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Sailboats at the annual Barcolana regatta in the Gulf of Trieste near northern Italy. The race is one of the largest in the world with more than 2,000 participants.
Did Airport Security Ruin Chicago’s Olympic Bid?
by Eva Holland | 10.05.09 | 11:32 AM ET
Michelle Higgins ponders the impact of U.S. border control policies on Chicago’s failed bid for the 2016 Summer Games. For my part, I suppose that could have been a factor—remember the visitor shortfall in Beijing after China tightened its visa restrictions—but beyond any specific considerations, I’m just not sure about the assumption that 2016 was Chicago’s to lose. After all, the United States has already hosted the Olympics eight times, while Rio’s winning bid will mean the first Games ever on South American soil. It’s about time, isn’t it?
Real Madrid: The Theme Park
by Eva Holland | 09.22.09 | 11:07 AM ET
According to Reuters, the big-name Spanish football club is planning a “Disney-style” theme park near Madrid’s Barajas airport. The only hint about the park-to-be’s attractions so far? They will reflect the club’s “history, legend and values.” Bring on the carnies in Cristiano Ronaldo masks, please.
Video We Love: Gliding Down the Eiger
by Eva Holland | 09.15.09 | 10:41 AM ET
- 1:08—Sweet aerial shot of the mountain
- 1:23—The descent begins
- 3:17—End of the real action
Parkour in Kazakhstan
by Eva Holland | 08.25.09 | 12:56 PM ET
Kottke posts a fantastic action shot.
Orlando Memories
by Tom Swick | 08.19.09 | 10:21 AM ET
Contemplating and celebrating the world of travel
Guardian Writer ‘Absolutely Terrified’ of South Africa
by Eva Holland | 07.16.09 | 10:44 AM ET
Today in not-so-good news for a tourism board somewhere in the world, a sports writer for the Guardian has written a blog post called Why Going to South Africa for the World Cup Terrifies Me. In it, Louise Taylor lays out the reasons why she would “definitely balk” at a trip to Cape Town for next year’s FIFA event, and even suggests that the World Cup should have been hosted by Egypt instead.
Consider me unimpressed.
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.”
The Strange Travels of the Stanley Cup
by Eva Holland | 06.16.09 | 1:53 PM ET
As the Minneapolis Star-Tribune points out, hockey’s most coveted trophy “has done a lot of traveling over the years.”
Some highlights? A helicopter ride to a B.C. mountain summit, a visit to a Finnish sauna and an aborted drop-in at Lenin’s Tomb—the guards wouldn’t let several Detroit Red Wings stars bring it in. Now that the Pittsburgh Penguins have claimed the Cup, there’s no telling where it might wind up this summer. (Via @douglasmack)
Seaweed, Hotels and the Vancouver Olympics
by Alexander Basek | 06.11.09 | 11:03 AM ET
Today I’m on the west coast of Vancouver Island breaking open the pod from some seaweed and squeezing the gel inside of it over my hands. Ew. Wait. I mean: so natural and healing! Diane Bernard, the self-styled “seaweed lady,” harvests the stuff here, advising spa directors and chefs what might work in their treatments or food, respectively. (We already sampled some seaweed that was begging to be stuffed with blue cheese and plopped into a martini). The gel from this particular strain of seaweed works like aloe, soothing the skin.
Dragon Boats Go Global
by Julia Ross | 06.01.09 | 10:31 AM ET
Though the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival has long enjoyed popularity in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, mainland China only made it a public holiday last year—one of many signs that traditions abandoned during the country’s Cultural Revolution are finally being restored.
The funny thing is, the festival—which commemorates the death of a famous poet who drowned himself in a river—has become so globalized that China itself looks like it’s late to the party.
For the Love of Minor League Baseball
by Jenna Schnuer | 05.18.09 | 3:15 PM ET
The Albuquerque Isotopes. The Clearwater Threshers. The Dayton Dragons.
Ah, minor league baseball. The team names alone are joy. The experience? That much better. While I’ve always found it a bit ho-hum to attend a major league game for a team that wasn’t my hometown favorite, minor league games feel more neutral.
They’re about hanging out eating stuff you shouldn’t eat on a (hopefully) beautiful spring or summer night and (hopefully) getting to see a little magic when some not-so-known player smacks one out or looks like he has the potential to pitch a perfect game. They’re about relaxing. And just kind of being in a place with, mostly, the people who live there.
Minor league games feel out of time. They feel hopeful.
Manchester, England
by World Hum | 05.18.09 | 11:33 AM ET
REUTERS/Phil Noble At the Manchester City Games, three-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt leads the way to the finish in the 150 metres sprint
Dhani Tackles Poetry: ‘Visions Unwritten’
by Dhani Jones | 05.04.09 | 4:29 PM ET
Picture: Red Line Films NFL linebacker and Renaissance man Dhani Jones hosts the Travel Channel show, Dhani Tackles the Globe.
Like any good Renaissance man, he’s writing poems inspired by the travel experiences featured on each show.
The topic of tonight’s journey: Cambodia.
Dhani Tackles Poetry: ‘The Dancing Leprechaun’
by Dhani Jones | 04.13.09 | 4:29 PM ET
Red Line Films/Travel Channel, L.L.C. NFL linebacker and Renaissance man Dhani Jones hosts the new Travel Channel show, Dhani Tackles the Globe.
Like any good Renaissance man, he’s writing poems inspired by the travel experiences featured on each show.
The topic of tonight’s journey: Spain’s Basque Country.
The Dancing Leprechaun
In the blink of an eye, the bullet passing by, I’m amused at the compilation,
the assortment,
the distraction which is the ballet written on the granite wall.
The pelota, considered what some might suggest,
is the test,
to defy gravity and bend with the basket.
I lean on life like I lean on the court for support it keeps me lifted. My feet move quickly like a dancing leprechaun not far away searching for the pot of gold.
For in the stands mama y papa bet at hand the game they wish to unfold. The odds the bookie takes pacing the people as they consume tapas and xcholi galore.
The Basque country,
the Basque region,
its passion,
pride and legend they consider and more.
I am a man who has traveled so far to reach this point of flexibility. The ocean of San Sebastian, consider its beauty and amongst those that fight for immortality.
Yet, you can reflect while chewing chuleta. Indulge while chorizo is on the mind.
But never not now, will you ever forget that very first time.
Makalani ‘09
Carpe Diem ...
Dhani Tackles Poetry: My Minds
by Dhani Jones | 04.06.09 | 5:39 PM ET
Jon Roche/Travel Channel, L.L.C. NFL linebacker and Renaissance man Dhani Jones hosts the new Travel Channel show, Dhani Tackles the Globe.
Like any good Renaissance man, he’s writing poems inspired by the travel experiences featured on each show.
The topic of his latest journey: Singapore.
From Wilt to Woodstock: A Pop Culture Road Trip
by Chris Epting | 04.06.09 | 10:27 AM ET
Photo by Chris Epting Chris Epting has written numerous books on roadside attractions. Here, he reveals 10 favorite offbeat landmarks.
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