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Transmongolia: Part Five. Click above to watch video after the jump
*After an extended hiatus (we blame the whole getting lost in the desert thing) Transmongolia is back to offer even more coverage of the 2011 Mongol Rally.

The Mongol Rally isn't a race, at least not in the official and common sense. There are no prizes for first place except bragging rights. More than anything, it's about who makes it to the finish line and who doesn't. It's about arriving at the finish line and scanning a large wall-sized poster that lists who has retired [RET] and who has completed the journey in their original automobile, no matter the condition.

After crossing through the fabled Mongolia Steppe, our team finally reached the end of their 10,000 mile long journey. Emotions ran high; we experienced excitement at the thought of being stationary for a long period of time and trepidation over knowing that everyone would be heading separate ways in just a matter of days. We had made it to Ulaanbaatar, victors of the Mongol Rally.

Continue reading Transmongolia - Part Five: The Finish Line

Transmongolia - Part Five: The Finish Line originally appeared on Gadling on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Transmongolia: Part Four - Click above to watch video after the jump

*After an extended hiatus (we blame the whole getting lost in the desert thing) Transmongolia is back. Click here for our previous coverage of the 2011 Mongol Rally.

Other than a complete break down or having to wait days for a spare part to arrive, there are few things as disheartening on the Mongol Rally as driving in the completely wrong direction for hundreds of kilometers. After recovering from a near-disastrous rendezvous with the Chinese-Mongolia border, our humble ambulance regained its eventual path toward Ulaanbaatar.

With a scheduled welcome party arranged in Mongolia's capital just a few days away, we hurried to get back on track as fast as possible; while gradually losing more members of our convoy with every deep pit and poorly spotted rock in the road.

The end was in sight, but the final sprint across the steppe would still test the endurance of our newly formed friendships and our overworked engine.

Continue reading Transmongolia - Part Four: Traversing the Steppe

Transmongolia - Part Four: Traversing the Steppe originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Space Tourists airs tonight on the Documentary Channel at 8pm & 11pm

When Anousheh Ansari boarded the International Space Station on September 20th, 2006, she became the first self-funded female, the first Iranian citizen, and the fourth human overall to enter the Earth's orbit as a coveted 'space tourist'.

After building and selling a large telecom business, Ansari had decided that she would pay over $20 million USD to take a ride on the Russian Soyuz TMA-9 and orbit Earth as a crew member of the International Space Station for 8 days. While training as a backup for Daisuke Enomoto, who failed to meet the required medical qualifications, Ansari was notified that her lifelong dream would be fulfilled - with only one month remaining before liftoff.

Meanwhile, without Ansari's knowledge, a charismatic Swiss filmmaker had begun to collect material for a documentary that explored the peculiar circumstances of the Russian space tourism industry. Gathering footage at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia and at the Baikonur Cosmodrome (the Soyuz's launch facility), filmmaker Christian Frei began to lay the foundation for what would become the first documentary to uncover a highly exclusive and secretive world.

The finished product, Space Tourists, debuted in the US at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Thought it never had an overwhelming reception in North America, it is arguably one of the most fascinating travel-themed documentaries to have been produced in recent years and a must-see for anyone with a sense of adventure or a distant dream of venturing to space.

Continue reading Space Tourists: a cinematic journey to the ISS (w/ Audio Interview)

Space Tourists: a cinematic journey to the ISS (w/ Audio Interview) originally appeared on Gadling on Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Sermilik Fjord is a long, steep-walled waterway in southeast Greenland where hundreds of icebergs calve from Greenland's enormous ice sheets every year. Those looking to sail through the stunning fjord for a closer view of the icebergs depart from Ammassalik Island, where Greenland's seventh-largest town, Tasiilaq, is located.

Today's Video of the Day shares a vivid sample of a trip up the Sermilik Fjord, hosted by Borea Adventures, and captured by Vimeo user Haukur.

If you have imagery of a beautiful winter wonderland, we'd like to share it! Post a link in the comments below or submit photos to our Flickr Group - it could be our next Photo/Video of the Day!

Video of the Day - Sermilik Ice Fjord originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Yi Peng festival is a special event in Northern Thailand that occurs on the 12th full moon of every year. Coinciding with Loi Krathong (a festival celebrated throughout Thailand) it is observed by lighting sky lanterns and letting them float into the sky, resulting in what appears to be large flocks of giant jellyfish floating through the air.

There have been many fantastic videos and pictures that capture this event, but today's Video of the Day is especially stunning for one reason: it was completely shot on an iPhone 4S. Produced by Vimeo user Tada Archawong, it shows just how far a little color grading (with Magic Bullet Looks) and a great mobile camera can go.

So, adventurers; it may just be time to kiss your DSLR goodbye. If you've already said goodbye to traditional cameras in favor of mobile devices, we want to see what youv'e captured! Paste a link in the comments section below, or post pictures to our Flickr Pool - it could just be our next Photo/Video of the Day.

Video of the Day - Thailand's Yi Peng Festival via iPhone 4S originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Transmongolia: Part Three - Click above to watch video after the jump

As soon as dawn broke, I could hear rustling coming from the other tents scattered around the convoy of rally cars. Bitter cold winds whipping across the open desert prevented me from moving or making any attempt to unzip my sleeping bag, but we needed to get moving in order to cover as much ground as possible.

The night before had been an impromptu birthday celebration for a rallyer named Andrew; now 25 years old. We sat around a campfire, listening to iPod playlists blasting from one car's deceivingly powerful sound system, sipping on flasks of Russian-made vodka to keep warm. Under the most vivid blanket of stars I've seen in my life, I couldn't help but smile at the fact that I was getting to celebrate a stranger's birthday with a group of new friends, hours away from any familiar form of civilization.

As we set off, I began to accept and adapt to my new environment for the next week; the ambulance's olive colored walls, coated with dust that seemed to stream in from all directions, shuddering relentlessly - it was everything I had ever hoped my Mongol Rally experience would be.

Continue reading Transmongolia - Part Three: the Road to China

Transmongolia - Part Three: the Road to China originally appeared on Gadling on Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you haven't seen this video since its emergence on the internet in the past two days, stop whatever you're doing, plug in your best headphones, quit your other applications (so you can watch in silky smooth HD), and full-screen this amazing compilation of moving images.

Edited by Michael König, this time-lapse was created by stitching together a series of still images shot by astronauts Ron Garan, Satoshi Furukawa, and the crews of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station. Shot from an altitude of 350km between August and October 2011, the images were captured at 4K resolution with NASA's Super-Sensitive High Definition TV system.

The imaging system picks up much more light than a normal HD camera is capable of, thus capturing a vivid look at the surface of the Earth and aurora borealis that's unlike anything humanity has seen before.

Assuming that you don't have $1 million to book an entire Virgin Galactic flight exclusively for your family, this video should be a pleasant placeholder until you get your finances in order. Until then, leave us a comment with a link to your favorite shots from the ground! It could be our next Photo/Video of the Day.

Video of the Day - Flying over Earth on the ISS originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Why do you travel? For adventure? To know the unknown? To get lost? To find something?

Today's Video of the Day is an ad for a company called G Adventures that encourages viewers to get out and see "why Earth is the universe's #1 travel destination". The short piece does a beautiful job of illustrating some of the moments that beg us to travel, tailored to pull at the heartstrings of the crowd that doesn't want to be part of the crowd.

Have you found a photo or video that captures why you like to travel? Share it with us! Post a comment below or upload to our Flickr Pool and it could be our next Photo/Video of the Day.

Video of the Day - Destination Earth originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Believe it or not, this isn't a leaked scene from the set of Lethal Weapon 5; it's just another day at the office for a few heroic members of the Brazilian Federal Police.

In what is sure to be the highlight of these officers' careers, a video uploaded to YouTube yesterday shows police in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil chasing down a group of smugglers attempting to take off in a small aircraft.

After gaining enough speed to catch up with the aircraft, the driver decides that the best course of action is to ram straight through the plane's wing, disabling the craft and allowing officers to arrest five suspects after a month-long investigation.

We're still wondering if there's a Federal Police policy for this sort of thing, or if the officers were just... winging it.

Brazilian police ram airplane to stop smugglers originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been a wild month for 'animals vs. adventurers' on Gadling. First, there was the antelope that tackled a cyclist harder than any NFL linebacker could, then there was the kayaker that got up close and personal with a blue whale, and finally, the South African motorcyclist that saved a calf from drowning in a canal.

Today's battle? An incredible video from Russian YouTube user Paravoffka, captured as he was paragliding high above the Indian Himalayas. Midway through his flight, a Himalayan Griffon Vulture became entangled in the slings of the main chute, causing Paravoffka to drop through the air like a rock (with an eagle clawing at it).

Luckily, Paravoffka deployed the emergency chute, which allowed him to regain enough control to crash land in a tree, breaking his fall and eventually allowing him to free the vulture. Incredible footage and a great example of another extreme situation handled well under pressure.

Have you battled any forces of nature recently? We want proof! Submit pictures to our Gadling Flickr Pool and leave video links in the comments section below. It could be our next Photo/Video of the Day!

Video of the Day - Paraglider collides with vulture originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Transmongolia: Part Two - Click above to watch video after the jump

After gaining my bearings in Ulaanbaatar and making a few friends over rocket propelled grenades, I set off for Ölgii - a dusty city of roughly 29,000 people and the capital of the remote province of Bayan-Olgii Aimag.

From Ulaanbaatar, the flight to Ölgii Airport was just 2 1/2 hours in a noisy Saab 340B. Flying over the wide expanses of the Gobi desert and Altai mountains, it was difficult to imagine that I'd be traversing everything that was passing below me in just under a week.

Joined by Mel, a journalist from an English newspaper, I arrived in Ölgii without much of a plan; to get a ride into town and hope to hitch a ride. But in order to find a team to ride with, the only thing we could do was sit by the side of the town's one main road and wait - hoping that whoever came along would be willing to pick up two outsiders carrying cameras and notepads.

Continue reading Transmongolia - Part Two: Hitching a Ride

Transmongolia - Part Two: Hitching a Ride originally appeared on Gadling on Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just one week ago on October 18th, an IranAir Boeing 727 landed at Tehran's Mehrabad airport without the use of its front landing gear, after the bay of the nose gear failed to open on approach.

The crew performed a landing without the nose gear on runway 29L and came to a stand still on both the main gear and the nose of the aircraft. The flight, traveling from Moscow to Iran, held 94 passengers and 19 crew members; none were injured in the landing.

Video of the landing has now surfaced on Youtube, demonstrating an incredibly skillful landing executed by the pilot and his crew.

Hats off to a job well done in a critical situation. If you've seen incredible rescue video online or witnessed an amazing safety performance on your travels, we want to see it. Leave us a link the comments below or submit your photos to our Flickr Pool. It could just be the next Photo/Video of the Day!

Video of the Day - IranAir 727 makes emergency landing originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yesterday morning, Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez, Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides, and Richard Branson welcomed guests inside Spaceport America to commemorate and christen the spaceport's main terminal hangar facility as the 'Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space'.

Our team on the ground was on hand to capture the festivities, from the opening press conference to the Champagne toast to a spaceport tour. Check out our exclusive video for the details.

Inside Virgin Galactic's Gateway to Space (VIDEO) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"Traveling is for sissies, come and get stuck in a desert." The moment I first read those words, I knew that the Mongol Rally was something that I needed to experience in my lifetime.

Imagine: a 10,000 mile adventure across some of the world's most rugged terrain, in some of the most unsuitable vehicles imaginable; no GPS devices, no support crew, and no single set route from the starting line in Goodwood, England to the finish line in Mongolia's capital city of Ulaanbaatar. In the words of the Adventurists (the group responsible for the rally), the Rally is simply: "10,000 miles of adventuring bliss through deserts, mountains, and steppe".

So, when I got the opportunity to fly to Mongolia and join one of the 300 teams competing in the 2011 Mongol Rally, there wasn't a moment's hesitation. I needed to know what it was like to race across the steppe, fix major breakdowns with only duct tape, and meet the type of people that were capable of completing something so amazingly bizarre.

Continue reading Transmongolia - Part One: USA to RPGs in 24 hours

Transmongolia - Part One: USA to RPGs in 24 hours originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Montgolfier brothers had Paris. The Wright brothers had Kill Devil Hills. Today, Richard Branson can officially call the New Mexican desert 'home' for his burgeoning commercial space line.

This morning, Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez, Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides, and Richard Branson welcomed guests inside Spaceport America, to commemorate and christen the Spaceport's main Terminal Hangar Facility as the 'Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space'.

In front of a crowd of 800 journalists, future astronauts, and team members responsible for the design & construction of the VSS Enterprise, the spacecraft made a 'captive carry' fly-by with mothership White Knight II, before landing on the 10,000 ft. long runway and docking outside Spaceport America's 47,000 sq. ft hangar.

As flight tests ramp up toward a speculative launch date in 2012 or early 2013, the Spaceport will now serve as the home base of operations for those working to make Virgin Galactic a reality; a date that for some, can't come soon enough.


Gallery: Virgin Galactic's Gateway to Space


Over 400 passengers have already put down a deposit of $20,000 toward the $200,000 ticket price to be among the first tourists to venture into suborbital space. For these future astronauts, the experience is much more than just taking a trip to space.

Continue reading Virgin Galactic christens terminal 'Gateway to Space' (Photos)

Virgin Galactic christens terminal 'Gateway to Space' (Photos) originally appeared on Gadling on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've all done it. Nestled up on a nice warm couch, leafing (or scrolling) through a National Geographic magazine, you suddenly notice a beautiful photograph and wonder "how did they get that shot?". Then, without pause for a second thought, you turn the page and continue browsing - for the most part taking all of the hard work that went into producing those images for granted.

If you've ever wanted to see just what goes into getting some of the incredible shots that make it into magazines like National Geographic, today's Video of the Day gives a thrilling inside look at one photographer's assignment in Yosemite. Produced by Renan Ozturk, this 6-minute piece follows climber, skier, and photographer Jimmy Chin as he captures some of the most innovative climbing happening in Yosemite today.

Do you put everything on the line to capture amazing moments? The world wants to see it! Submit to our Flickr Pool or leave a link in the comments below and it could be Gadling's next Photo/Video of the Day.

Video of the Day - On Assignment in Yosemite originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mountain biker Evan van der Spuy earned a new nickname this weekend and it already has a trending hashtag on Twitter (#BUCKNORRIS).

Van der Spuy, a Team Jeep South Africa rider, was competing in the Time Freight MTB Express at Albert Falls Dam. Out of nowhere a red hartebeest decided to cross paths with Van der Spuy and Travis Walker, who captured the whole thing on a mounted GoPro.

So, next time you plan on riding your bike through a game reserve be sure to watch out for crossing antelope. Evan, we're glad that you're ok and... that the buck stopped there.

Mountain biker vs. antelope in South Africa originally appeared on Gadling on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I'm often skeptical when Hollywood forays into the realm of 'travel films'.

Don't get me wrong; there have been some wonderful movies in recent years that capture the true essence of the world of travel & the beauty of venturing on a grand journey: Lost in Translation, Into the Wild, L'Auberge Espagnole, Before Sunrise, Up in the Air, and The Beach (did you really think I wouldn't mention it?) are just a few examples of travel narratives done right.

But those successes aren't enough to stop the certain feeling of dread I get whenever I learn that Hollywood has again attempted to tackle the travel theme. Perhaps certain blasphemies like Sex & the City 2 or the recent rendition of Gulliver's Travels keep this fear alive every time I shell out $11 to go on a two-hour cinematic adventure.

That being so, when I first heard about The Way; a film directed and developed by Emilio Estevez and starring his father, Martin Sheen, I expected the worst. An adventure film produced on the magical wings of nepotism? Sounded like the perfect storm.

But Wednesday night's New York City premiere in partnership with the Walkabout Foundation promised a dazzling list of A-listers (Former President Bill Clinton, Ivanka Trump, Dhani Jones, Wyclef Jean, & the Sheens, among others) and promised to benefit a good cause, so I packed my cynicism away for a few hours and decided to see the film.

Gallery: NYC Premiere of The Way

So, is it worth the trek to the theater? Click on through to find out.

Continue reading The Way: Martin Sheen treks the Camino de Santiago

The Way: Martin Sheen treks the Camino de Santiago originally appeared on Gadling on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After nearly 4,000 days, 53 pairs of shoes and over 46,600 miles across 64 countries on 6 continents, Jean Béliveau is nearing the end of an 11-year trek around the world.

What started as a journey of self-discovery during a mid-life crisis, eventually became a mission to call attention to peace & nonviolence, especially for children around the world.

Setting off with a three-wheeled stroller that carried a "few fundamentals", Béliveau began by walking through America, Mexico, Latin America, before venturing to Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania and finishing by crossing Canada; from Vancouver to Montreal. Starting with just $4,000, he survived by receiving yearly installments of about the same sum from his wife and depended greatly on the kindness of strangers. The trip will officially come to a close when Béliveau is expected to arrive in Montreal on October 16th, where his wife & two grown sons will be awaiting his return.

Looking ahead, Béliveau says that he plans to write a book with the help of his wife although he will look back on this experience with nostalgia, is excited to have a bed forever. To learn more about his journey, visit Jean's website.

Montreal man nears end of 11-year walk around the world originally appeared on Gadling on Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alaska's major glaciers are reported to be losing nearly 24 cubic miles every year, resulting in a landscape that's continually evolving and slowly melting away.

Filmmaker, ice climber, and Juneau native Alan Gordon decided to document these changes and capture places that may not exist for much longer in a film titled Blue Obsession. The clips in this trailer feature the Juneau Icefield; a 1,500 sq mi area which contains glaciers that range from 790ft to 4,600ft deep and ranks as the fifth-largest ice field in the Western Hemisphere.

The film recently won the "People's Choice" and the "Best of the South" awards in Alaska's Never Sets Film Festival, so hopefully the film will find its way down to the other 48 in the coming year.

Do you know of a great film that fellow travelers should see? Send it our way by leaving a comment below and it could be our next Video of the Day.

Video of the Day - Juneau's Receding Glaciers originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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