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by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
August is another Independence Day bonanza. The shifts of power didn't happen all at once, but 1960 was a big year. If you're in any of these countries expect a holiday. Maybe there will be fireworks or a parade or a speech or two.
August 1 - Benin gained independence ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Suppose you have time-lots of it. Let's say you have 44 weeks. Perhaps you'd like to go overland from Morocco to South Africa by way of Egypt. Here's a travel adventure that will take you through 10 game parks, various cultural and historical landmarks, and enough thrills ...

by Erik Olsen (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Here at gadling, we're all about finding new travel ideas. And equally, we're about pointing you to places where those ideas are most abundant. Well, where abundance is concerned, I have just closed the covers on a cornucopia of ideas that, frankly, has me feeling a little ...

by Erik Olsen (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Just in case you missed it, the show Going Tribal runs on Discovery and is worth checking out. It was originally produced by the BBC and thus has numerous British characters, but that shouldn't keep you from watching it (jk!). The show follows former British Royal Marine ...

by Erik Olsen (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Jow Bowermaster is a hero of mine. For years I've read his articles written for the world's best adventure mags and dreamt of taking trips like his. His current project is called Oceans 8 and seeks to explore the world's oceans from the seat of a sea kayak.
I mean, how ...