Travel Blog: Shrinking Planet

Photo You Must See: The Thin Yellow Line in Chongqing

Photo You Must See: The Thin Yellow Line in Chongqing REUTERS/Stringer Shanghai
REUTERS/Stringer Shanghai

Yellow cabs line a viaduct in Chongqing, China, while waiting to get their tanks filled during a shortage.


Video You Must See: A 25-Second Sunrise


Photo You Must See: Snow-Frosted Forbidden City

Photo You Must See: Snow-Frosted Forbidden City REUTERS/Jason Lee
REUTERS/Jason Lee

A snowy scene in Beijing’s Forbidden City, photographed several days ago.

 


Video You Must See: Mountain Light in California

(Via The Daily Dish)


Photo You Must See: Waving the Algerian Flag

Photo You Must See: Waving the Algerian Flag REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Fans of Algeria’s soccer team wave the Algerian flag in Khartoum.


Travel Song of the Day: ‘Man in a Suitcase’ by The Police


Travel Song of the Day: ‘I Drove All Night’ by Roy Orbison


Photo You Must See: On the Mosque’s Threshold

Photo You Must See: On the Mosque’s Threshold REUTERS/Beawiharta Beawiharta
REUTERS/Beawiharta Beawiharta

A child steps inside a brightly lit mosque in Pelalawan, Indonesia.


Video You Must See: The Northern Lights in Time Lapse


Photo You Must See: ‘Between the Crosses, Row on Row’

Photo You Must See: ‘Between the Crosses, Row on Row’ REUTERS/Luke MacGregor
REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

A Union Jack is seen among the crosses and poppies of Westminster Abbey’s Field of Remembrance. Remembrance Day services were held at the Abbey this past Sunday.


Travel Song of the Day: ‘Helpless’ by Neil Young


Photo You Must See: Models Strike a Pose in Karachi

Photo You Must See: Models Strike a Pose in Karachi REUTERS/Adrees Latif
REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Two fashion models pose together before hitting the catwalk during Karachi’s Fashion Pakistan Week.


Travel Song of the Day: ‘Looking for Freedom’ by David Hasselhoff


Photo You Must See: Where the Berlin Wall Once Stood

Photo You Must See: Where the Berlin Wall Once Stood Photo by geraintwn via Flickr (Creative Commons)
Photo by geraintwn via Flickr (Creative Commons)

A line marks the path where the wall once cut through the streets. It’s been twenty years today since the fall of the Berlin Wall.


Video You Must See: From Denver to Singapore in Five Minutes

(Via Kottke)