If you've ever seen a lava flow, you know that once the stuff cools and hardens, it's hard to move. In the Congo, this has created a big problem at the airport in Goma. Back in 2002, when the Nyiragongo Volcano erupted, lava flowed onto the runway, thus shortening it. A ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Another plane mishap in Africa. This time lava is the problem
If you've ever seen a lava flow, you know that once the stuff cools and hardens, it's hard to move. In the Congo, this has created a big problem at the airport in Goma. Back in 2002, when the Nyiragongo Volcano erupted, lava flowed onto the runway, thus shortening it. A ...Kayaking the Congo River
Norway world's best place to live
I'm not sure if everybody wants to live in Norway, but it's certainly at the top of the global list. The United Nations Development Program determined this based on data GDP, education and life expectancy – among other metrics – to find the best of the best, as ...Most survive (yet another) Congo plane crash
How is that for a positive plane crash headline for you? You always hear about "no survivors," but all plane crashes clearly don't have to be fatal. Not for everyone, at least.
BBC reports that at least nine people were killed today when an airliner ploughed into a ...Seven (screwed up) wonders of the totalitarian world
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There is something terribly crazy about totalitarian governments and their sense of architecture: monumental, gaudy, pompous, and, more often than not, in extraordinarily poor taste.
That's whey the fine folks over at Esquire Magazine have compiled a list of what they feel ...The World's Most Dangerous Destinations for 2007
Here at Gadling, we usually profile places people WANT to go. However, sometimes it's useful to mention places to avoid. Consequently, here's an interesting (and not altogether surprising) list of the 2007's 12 Most Dangerous Destinations:
Somalia
Iraq
...Hiking and Hacking Through the Jungle to See Congolese Gorillas
Word for the Travel Wise (11/13/06)
Every time I hear Amel Larrieux sing how she's got to get to Congo I somehow fix myself to thinking I need to get there too and the Congo is really a place I'm in no rush to see. Still, I don't mind picking up a few words should I manage to find myself there one day. As ...Word for the Travel Wise (06/25/06)
So what if we're limited to learning only ten colors in the Tshiluba language - knowing ten colors in any foreign language is better than knowing nothing at all. Last time I took the English to Tshiluba quiz at the Internet TESL Journal I provided you with the word for ...Hippie Chimpanzees: Get Drunk and Eat
It’s a very sad world indeed when one is confronted with a sense of urgency when
merely wanting to view wild animals in their native habitat. But, if you don’t move quickly, you may just lose
that opportunity with the bonobo chimpanzee.
Only about ...Word for the Travel Wise (02/19/06)
Since it is Sunday, I decided to relax a little on today's feature by teaching a word we may never use in our entire lives. A word that requires no further online study unless you choose to do so, but for now you can file it under useless trivia. Today's word is a Tshiluba ...Africa Travel: Angola
As foreign and far as Angola may seem the country should be sounding just as familiar as home by now. Okay, well not quite, but it shouldn't sound that strange. For starters their football team will be playing in this years World Cup and CNN had a piece on the call for ...International Optimism
I thought this was a rather odd article...but I couldn't stop reading it, and while I'm still a wee bit puzzled by its conclusions, I think it makes for some thoughtful examination. The article is the result of a BBC poll that surveyed some 38,000 people in 32 countries ...Jeffrey Taylor on Worldhum
As an avid reader of the Atlantic Magazine, the name of Jeffrey Taylor has long been known to me. I've been reading his superb essays on travel through Russia and eastern Europe for years now...not to mention the myriad other places he's been to report for the magazine. The ...One for the Road (01/10/06)
This book by Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan was released in 2004 and was turned into a television show in 2005. No Opportunity Wasted: Creating a List for Life is not exactly a travel book, but Keoghan shares his personal travel experiences in the Yucatan Jungle and African ...Polo's Bastards
The writer's at Polo's Bastards didn't take too kindly to the media portraying them as reckless and promoting irresponsible travel, according to this piece from PR Leap. Editor, Lee Ridley states to the adventure travel sites defense that many of their writers are some of ...Nick Nichols Photography
Do you want to be blown away? Take a look at the photo Web site of National Geographic photographer Nick Nichols. Nichols work has taken him to Africa, Asia...well, I very much doubt there's anyplace he hasn't been. In fact, one of his most recent works is a book about ...Classic Travel Writing Jeffrey Tayler
It's easy to select nothing but new pieces as we try to find the best stuff out there on the Web. But often it's nice to go back a little bit to find a piece of writing worthy of a half-hour or so of your time. Such is the case here with Jeffrey Tayler's early piece on the ...Rocked: Sum 41 in Congo
Not sure how many of the readers are Sum 41 fans, but I can't tell you how anxious I am to watch the premiere of the band's experiences last year in the Congo. When the group departed on their ten-day journey to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...Chimps are Smart!
A great little peice for the zoologically-minded about how chimps actually have a whole "tool-set" they use to find food. I think this stuff is fascinating. I suppose if I could go back, I would have majored in primatology. But anyway, read this:
Using infrared, ...
