Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
San Diego, California; January 2010 Before I saw these paddlers in San Diego, I thought stand-up was a comedy genre not a sport. I’ve since learned that stand-up kayaking is all the rage in paddling circles. Apparently the sport started in Hawaii and is favoured by anglers because of the better manouevrability when casting a [...]
This is a guest post from Adonis Stevenson – an extract from his new book Travelantics. Being a fan of the beautiful game, Latin America’s football culture was one of the many reasons why I chose to visit. Since Buenos Aires has a few teams, I decided to follow the most passionately supported one, Boca [...]
My interview with world musician Youssou N’Dour at his home in Dakar, Senegal in May 2007. You have just come back from New York – what were you doing there? “I was invited by Time magazine. Every year they nominate the 100 most influential persons around the world, sometimes artistically or politically. I was there [...]
I missed the game between England and Australia today. I’m kind of glad as it would have been a little depressing to watch. Even as it is, I’m still getting messages from gloating Poms. This evening we went to see Superbad, which was an okay and somewhat amusing comedy about two high school seniors trying [...]
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