Features
D.R.C. - In The Footsteps Of Stanley
PATIENCE, LUCK and cash. Those are the three things you need most if you are going to travel through the Congo. No matter how crap things look when your riverboat breaks down or your bush aircraft does not turn up or the road you are driving along is suddenly swallowed by the advancing jungle, a [...]
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Logs
Travelling on the Chicken Bus When You’re Hideously Obese»
Touring lessons for our modern age.
I don’t want to be too presumptuous, but hell I will be. I’m damned sure if you’re in front of the computer often you’ve gained a few pounds in between pints of ale or gallons of ice cream, a few burgers, the occasional full-pig barbeque, dozens of hot dogs, and [...]
Starting an NGO - IRS update»
The IRS is making it a bit easier for the NGO startups after their advance ruling period. Below is the updated information. This is an addendum to the “So You Want to Start an NGO” post.
Talk to Me»
“Talk to me.” my companion said in a very predictable manner. She usually says this when she feels I’m ignoring her or at the very least not paying her enough attention.
Photos
NZ Photos»
Ok, it ain’t dirty, it ain’t third word and it ain’t adventuresome.
But give me a break! I am testing out the new gallery feature!
Iran - Cartoon Time»
A cartoon exhibition held from August 14 to September 13, 2006 in the Iranian capital, Tehran, was the focus of much international attention and controversy due to its holocaust theme.
Cuba - Hi Fidelity»
As Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, 80, convalesces in hospital following surgery for internal bleeding brought on by his gruelling work schedule over recent months, Polo’s Bastards presents a photographic testament to the man whose term has outlasted nine US Presidents.
Reviews
Book Review: Blood River - A Journey To Africa’s Broken Heart»
It’s a widely accepted fact that there are few places left on the planet that have yet to be penetrated by the great white explorer. Some hidden corners of New Guinea and Ecuador may still throw up hoards of xenophobic, stick-wielding natives, but no longer do our world maps still have uncharted territories marked as [...]
Book Review: Bradt Congo by Sean Rorison»
PBs’ very own crackpot, the inimitable Dean Farisian, reviews the latest offering from the Bradt Guides collection - The Bradt Travelguide to The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Book Review - Bradt Rwanda Travelguide»
Bradt Rwanda Travelguide - Janice Booth and Philip Briggs.
The first time I picked up a Bradt Travelguide, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Another Rough Guide? Another Let’s Go? Footprint or Lonely Planet perhaps? What I found was a new style that had certain similarities to some of the others, but at the same [...]
