Tag: Sports
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
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Yahoo! BuzzParkour 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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Travel Writing: Not Exactly a Racket
by Tom Swick | 04.03.09 | 4:36 PM ET
REUTERS/Carlos Barria Contemplating and celebrating the world of travel
Dhani Tackles Poetry: ‘For YOU and YOU and YOU ...’
by Dhani Jones | 03.30.09 | 2:21 PM ET
Dave Evans, Havass Sports, Courtesy of Red Line Films 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: England.
In Hong Kong, Taking the Rugby Cure
by Julia Ross | 03.30.09 | 10:21 AM ET
Recessionary times didn’t keep the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament from continuing its storied tradition of “off-the-hook drinking and off-the-record debauchery” this weekend, reports the New York Times. Expat lawyers, diplomats and bankers from across Asia turned up in Hong Kong Stadium dressed—in keeping with tradition—as gladiators, ballerinas, cowboys and lifeguards. “Nothing can touch the Sevens,” declared one banker, fending off queries about corporate cutbacks. Good to know someone’s partying, even if it’s on the other side of the world.
Dhani Tackles Poetry: ‘Dust From a Tree’
by Dhani Jones | 03.23.09 | 12:20 PM ET
Adam Fish/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: Switzerland.
Dust From a Tree
I step without sound…
Tip toe to be exact…
To silent it is…
Meandering about I encircle my challenger to ease my pain I speak quiet voices of speech…
I wrestle the unconscious thoughts of calamity reaching a Meringen paradise…
Quietly for the chance to understand and kneel before those who have done more I implore…
An aroma of clarity enters my mind, I hear the rushing water of the alps behind me as I grab a hold…
Adjusting my grasp gently tilting my head I catch a glimpse of cheese and wonder what I’m doing…
Shall I dip or will I fondue the moment…
From where my help comes from I reach to the rainy sky and let out a sigh of relief…
A second later my mouth full of dust from the trees is full and I am home…
In Riyadh, Ronaldo Trumps Paulo Coehlo
by Eva Holland | 03.16.09 | 2:50 PM ET
Brazilian officials who were in Riyadh for a festival intended to honor their country’s literary heritage found themselves fielding more questions about the beautiful game than about books, the Arab News reports. In fact, the Brazilian delegation wound up caving to demand and redecorating with football banners and photos of famous players.
Said one visitor: “The book fair has almost come to an end and I haven’t received any questions about Brazilian literature, or even the country’s general culture.” Hmm. Maybe it’s time for a rebranding campaign? (Via The Book Bench)
Dhani Tackles Poetry: ‘The Punch’
by Dhani Jones | 03.16.09 | 12:31 PM ET
Thom Stukas/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’ll be writing poems inspired by the travel experiences featured on each show.
The topic of tonight’s premiere: Muay Thai in Thailand.
The Punch
I begin with a journey a magnificent tourney around the globe to stop and see the sights ...
An inviting aroma of new things to discover a world to uncover never turning off the lights ...
It’s a challenge I tell you, to step
I beg you, into the ring I go, for the first not the last but the beginning it is for forty some odd days I will live ...
It’s the first some might say the last others might insist ...
It’s just that time ...
It’s that movement that caught you that spirit that bought you for me to unwind ...
Time and time again I just bob and weave, bob and weave and use what was given a chance to prove what was inside ...
Here’s a man
Here’s a man with the thoughts of a man that I am
Here’s a man living in a heartbeat of time trying to escape the breath and design
Up elbow, right elbow, left elbow, right kick ...
Down elbow, left kick, right punch, left hit ...
A plethora of ideas of power it takes, to control and direct to the right space it must not break ...
It must not disgrace, it must not let down for the eyes are watching me from all around ...
I’ve heard my name spoken not once not twice but the third time around ...
I heard my name ringing in my head when I looked around ...
I realized it was me repeating it time and time again ...
I realize it was me who was getting punched not them ...
On to the bell with great strides I took and put forth all the effort and with pride I was not shook ...
It was my time to use all that I was taught and leverage my voice and my mind for the ultimate thought ...
I must conquer ...
I must live ...
I must set forth to understand and give ...
Of myself and those around me ...
And if one punch I must take, I will take and not break but he who gives shall receive and with ease I decree that this moment ...
I will stand and deliver, bend not fold, yet tell the stories untold ...
I will finish what I started and finish I did ...