Travel Blog: Shrinking Planet
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.
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Yahoo! BuzzTravel Song of the Day: ‘Dashboard’ by Modest Mouse
by Michael Yessis | 10.13.09 | 3:56 PM ET
Photo You Must See: A Forbidden View in Beijing
by World Hum | 10.13.09 | 11:25 AM ET
REUTERS/David Gray Tourists look south over the Forbidden City from Beijing’s Jingshan Park.
Photo You Must See: Vintage Wheels in Cuba
by World Hum | 10.12.09 | 5:20 PM ET
REUTERS/Desmond Boylan A classic car passes state-owned farm lands near the village of Quivican, outside Havana.
Travel Song of the Day: ‘El Jinete’ by José Alfredo Jiménez
by Jim Benning | 10.12.09 | 3:53 PM ET
Photo You Must See: Stilt-Fishing in Sri Lanka
by World Hum | 10.09.09 | 12:31 PM ET
REUTERS/Carlos Barria Sri Lankan fishermen wait to catch fish as they sit atop stilts in Ahangama.
Travel Song of the Day: ‘Car Song’ by Elastica
by Eva Holland | 10.09.09 | 11:28 AM ET
Photo You Must See: Obeisance at the Golden Temple
by World Hum | 10.08.09 | 5:14 PM ET
A devotee prays at Amritsar’s Golden Temple, the holiest site in Sikhism
Travel Song of the Day: ‘Pancho and Lefty’ by Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan
by Michael Yessis | 10.08.09 | 2:08 PM ET
Video You Must See: Biking Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’
by Eva Holland | 10.07.09 | 5:06 PM ET
Bolivia’s notorious Death Road from La Paz to Coroico has become popular with mountain bikers and other adventurous travelers since being named “the world’s most dangerous road” by the Inter American Development Bank back in the mid-90s. Here’s a taste.
0:24—First good look at the drop-off
0:54—Sneaking past a truck
1:20—Biking through waterfalls
Travel Song of the Day: ‘Im Telech’ by The Idan Raichel Project
by Jim Benning | 10.07.09 | 2:07 PM ET
Photo You Must See: Flying Before the Shanghai Sun
by World Hum | 10.07.09 | 11:52 AM ET
REUTERS/Aly Song A passenger jet cruises past the setting sun in Shanghai yesterday.
Photo You Must See: A Girl and a Gun in Afghanistan
by World Hum | 10.06.09 | 5:15 PM ET
REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih An Afghan girl looks up at a U.S. Marine on patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Travel Song of the Day: ‘Love This Town’ by Joel Plaskett
by Eva Holland | 10.06.09 | 12:37 PM ET
Photo You Must See: Surfer in the Fog
by World Hum | 10.05.09 | 5:55 PM ET
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton A surfer walks along New York’s Rockaway Beach as the fog rolls in.
