Lists

World Hum’s Top 40 Travel Songs of All Time

World Hum’s Top 40 Travel Songs of All Time Photo by John Tino

We traveled. We listened. We voted. These are the tunes that best capture the spirit of the road.

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Interactive Map: World Hum’s Top Travel Songs

We've mapped the list. Click a place, discover a song.

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Eight Best Cities for Street Food

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Terry Ward lifts the lid on a few of the world's tastiest places to eat the people's cuisine

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13 Great Travel Horror Movies

Eva Holland and Eli Ellison sift through the carnage to pick their favorites -- and lose a little sleep doing so

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10 Great Travel Race Movies

Slow travel is well and good. But there's something irresistible about a great travel race movie. World Hum Travel Movie Clubbers Eva Holland and Eli Ellison share their favorite vicarious thrill rides.

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Seven Reasons to Have a Foreign Fling

Sure, having an overseas romance is fun. But Terry Ward points out seven other benefits to cross-border love, mon petit chou.

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10 Wanderlust-Inducing Summer Concerts

Call it world music or global pop or the sound of the world hum. Ben Keene reveals 10 acts on tour that are sure to transport you. Plus videos.

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Tags: Music, Summer

10 Sizzling Hot Travel Tips From Sir Francis Bacon

Rolf Potts repackages the 17th century philosopher's 'Of Travel' essay in the manner of a 21st century magazine feature

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World Hum’s 21 Most-Read Stories of 2007

All the features and blog posts readers couldn't resist during the last 12 months

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Five Reasons Belgium Should Continue to Exist

It's been suggested that the plucky -- and it's almost always described as plucky -- European nation should split in two. Alexander Basek comes to its defense.

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Tags: Europe, Belgium

Nine Great Ways to Get Thrown Off an Airplane

There are many ways to get booted off an airplane, but some are bolder, more idiotic or more absurd than others. Jim Benning offers "successes" from recent history.

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Tags: Airworld, Humor

Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’: 22 Great Links

Coverage of the 50th anniversary of the classic novel reaches its peak this week as everyone from former girlfriends to reverent bloggers look back at the man and his book. Michael Yessis picks some can't miss links.

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10 Greatest Fictional Travelers

From La Mancha to Lilliput, Jim Benning and Michael Yessis track down the world's finest made-up globetrotters

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