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Darfur Crisis: From the Inside: Part 2 (Vincent Gainey)

The second installment on the background of the Darfur Crisis from aid worker, Vincent Gainey.

 

 

Travel Features

Mausjaur - Part 1 (Lee Ridley)

Herding reindeer with the Mausjaur people in the wilds of Sweden.(First of a three part series). It appears Rudolph is safe from our intrepid editor!

 

 

 

 

Travel Features

Afghanistan: Osama Who!? (Michael Cordoni)

A rundown on the Ring Road in Afghanistan and all the fun you could possibly have trying to use it.

 

 

Commentary

Darfur Crisis: From the Inside (Vincent Gainey)

An insider's perspective on the recent shenanigans in The Sudan.

 

 

Travel Feature

War in Iraq: A Pylon too Far? (Billy Kaye)

Living and working with the Madan people in Iraq.

 

 

Review

Review: The Minolta Sweet S

Looking for a cheap SLR to take to the third world?

 

 

 

Travel Feature

The Day the Earth Didn't Stand Still - (Jason VanNatta)

The Moroccan earthquake and an attempt to help out the bureaucracy.. er... we mean "Aid Effort."

 

 

Travel Feature

Into Iraq - A Traveler's Journal - Part 3 (Daniel Smith

The final instalment from Daniel Smith's trip into Iraq. And an accidental meeting with the leader of the Mahdi Army - Muqtada al-Sadr. Ooops!

 

Travel Feature

Into Iraq - A Traveler's Journal - Part 2 (Daniel Smith

The second of a three part series on Daniel Smith's trip into Iraq. On the road to Baghdad!

 

Travel Feature

Into Iraq - A Traveler's Journal - Part 1 (Daniel Smith

The first of a three part series in which Daniel Smith crosses through Kurdistan to see the handover of power in Iraq for himself... almost.

 

Travel Feature

Ghosts (Luke Brown)

Talking to the locals in Pakistan

 

 

Review

Review: "War Junkie" by Jon Steele

(Banatam Press, 440 Pages)

Reviewer: Rob Wood

One man's addiction to the worst places on earth.... apparently.

Like whoah, dude.

 

 

Travel Feature

An afternoon at the circus (Luke Brown)

An evening of festivities on the Pakistan - India border.

 

 

 

Travel Feature

Turkey: With the PKK (Lee Ridley)

Spending time with the Kurdish Worker's Party in Eastern Turkey. And drinking...

..lots of drinking.

 

 

 

Commentary

Liberia Needs 'Men With Ears' (S. Duworko II)

An open letter to the new crew hoping for a piece of the action in Liberia.

 

 

Travel Features

Holiday in Cambodia (Dan Quinton)

A recent travel diary from Pol's old stomping ground.

 

 

Photography

Machu Picchu Photos (Sean Rorison)

Sean Rorison shares his latest photographic exploits from his recent trip to the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel Features

Life on the Delta - Nigeria (Tejas Jones)

More photos and musings from Tejas in the heart of Africa.

 

 

 

Travel Feature

Essaouira New Year (Rob Wood)

In typical timely fashion, Rob Wood tells us of his new years celebrations in Morocco... four years ago.

 

 

Commentary

Free Trade: What's Government Got To Do With It? (Luke Brown)

There is something George W. Bush and Jacques Chirac can agree on. And it has nothing to do with Jacques' hand-kissing ability.

 

 

 

Travel Features

Nicaragua Blockade (Eric Becker)

The locals of northeastern Nicaragua, unhappy with the lack of effort by the government to improve the infrastructure of their area, are ensuring nobody can use it.

Government greed and incompetence? GASP!

 

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