My Private Sudan: Part I
A helicopter pilot working in Sudan argues the scorched earth policy Western media attributed to an oil company should have been called fiction, not fact.
Photographing People: Should You Ask for Consent?
Photographing people, especially when traveling, involves ethical and legal issues, so how do photographers handle the dilemma? Travel writer and photographer Sandra Phinney explores this big question.
Maverick? Goose? Molson Air? What’s Really in a Military Code Name?
Welcome to Afghanistan! Nothing is easy here, especially for a bunch of civilian pilots and engineers who didn’t — and still don’t at times — understand the military way.
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part II: A Stake Driven Deep
In Part II of his Notes on a Crisis, Steven Erikson, best-selling author of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, continues his Mongolian adventure. Nothing like being sicker than a dog miles from anywhere.
Close to the Bone in a Roman Crypt
In the crypt, we examine one skeleton closely. Its skinny hands clasp upon its breast and two lusterless tufts of hair stick to the skull. Crisp dead eyes watch from deep sockets and the lips shrivel away from yellow teeth.
Mongolia Adventures and Goat’s Head Soup: Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis
In his Notes on a Crisis, Steven Erikson, best-selling author of Malazan Book of the Fallen series, writes about moving from Canada to the UK, his archeological adventures in Mongolia, and his dicey encounter with goat’s head soup.
Travelling Thoughts: Into Africa
A journey is often repeated in our minds. As travelers, we continue to learn (and experience the journey) well after the trip is over as writer Sandra Phinney learned after her trip to Senegal in Africa.
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