When I was 20, studying Zulu for a summer in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, I was strolling through a street market and decided it might be fun to buy a chicken. I handed the vendor my 18 Rand, less than $3, and in return I received a scrawny animal in a cardboard box. Chickens must not […]
1) Make travel a part of your life’s education
Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. He that travelleth into a country, before he hath some entrance into the language, goeth to school, and not to travel.
2) Keep a travel journal, at sea or on land
It […]
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Since we started World Hum in 2001, we’ve tried to explore travel in all its facets and publish compelling travel stories. It’s been enormously fun and gratifying, yet there’s so much more we’ve wanted to do with the site. Juggling day jobs, we just haven’t had the time or resources.
Now we will. We’re delighted to […]
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Man Drives From New York City to Los Angeles in 31 Hours
20)
For Sale: World’s Smallest Island Nation
19)
How To: Dig Dim Sum in Hong Kong
18)
Ask Rolf: Can I Have Meaningful Experiences Abroad if I Don’t Speak the Language?
17)
‘European-Style’ Topless Swimming Pools in Las Vegas
16)
The Woman in the Kuffiya
15)
Ask Rolf: […]
The situation: After a long day of roaming the Forbidden City, you want nothing more than a sit-down meal. No visit to Beijing is complete without a
Peking duck dinner, a decadent meal ideal for ending the day. But for the beginner, this feast of poultry, pancakes and condiments can be tricky to navigate. You […]
Since we started World Hum in 2001, we’ve tried to explore travel in all its facets and publish compelling travel stories. It’s been enormously fun and gratifying, yet there’s so much more we’ve wanted to do with the site. Juggling day jobs, we just haven’t had the time or resources.
Now we will. We’re delighted to […]
Can you beat Heathrow Terminal 5’s baggage handlers at their own game?
Put your luggage loading skills to the test with
Terminal Panic, an online game that’s sweeping through cyberspace.
You control a character - who looks uncannily like Willie Walsh, BA’s chief exec - and get challenged to pick up suitcases, take them through […]
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