More Than Human – Tim Flach’s extraordinary portraits of animals.
I have a guilt complex about being the one that’s so successful when so many of them are so much more talented than me. And so many...
Circus shows have been getting censored, simplified and overall less exciting just about everywhere. Not in India though, that’s the place where the infamous phrase “death defying stunt” lives on throughMauth Ka Kuan, or the Well of Death.
Though originally performed all over the world, riding a bike on a vertical wall can now only be seen live in the “Land of contrasts” and it makes visiting the place even more tempting. The stunt is old so you’d imagine India’s bike riders have honed and perfected it to the highest level. Actually, the Well of Death – as the arena is referred to – isn’t just a marketing ploy.Riding on incredibly old bikes that haven’t seen maintenance since they left the factory, the Indian bikers ride with absolutely no safety gear at break neck speeds. The walls on which they ride are vertical and built from salvaged wood.
If you think surfing and snowboarding are extreme sports, then you’ve probably never seen what happens in Pakistan, during traditional bovine races. It involves bulls, a board and dirt.
Tens of thousands of people gather whenever there is a bull race held in Pakistan. They are usually the…
Going with the flow…these photos are oddly calming to me. What do you think? - Heidi
Paul Octavious - Lean With It
Look no further for the perfect holiday present for Ms. Chelsea Handler. Check out the rest of the picks from our gift guide, 100 Gifts for 100 Cultural Icons.
Never gets old. (at Fountains of Bellagio)
Tuesday Tuneage #highlyrecommend #travelspiration
You really should come to next Driveway Friday next time
Eureka! Learned from @bernmatthews this is our California state motto. From ancient Greek εὕρηκα heúrēka “I have found (it)”, which is the 1st person singular perfect indicative (at Grandview Palms Retirement Center)
Probably my favorite day of the year in LA #diadelosmuertos (at Hollywood Forever Cemetery)
Fav (at Crissy Field Dog Run)
Rode to a foreign land today just east of the 405 #wanderlust #tacolust #2wheelin&dealin (at Ruben’s Taco Truck)
whole new meaning of travel!
The Maam’s Recommended Travel Reading: Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
ABOUT DA BOOK
Since the early 1980s, David has been riding a bike as his principal means of transportation in New York City. Two decades ago, he discovered folding bikes and started taking them with him when travelling around the world. DB’s choice was initially made out of convenience rather than political motivation, but the more cities he saw from his bicycle, the more he became hooked on this mode of transport and the sense of liberation, exhilaration, and connection it provided. This point of view, from his bike seat, became his panoramic window on urban life, a magical way of opening one’s eyes to the inner workings and rhythms of a city’s geography and population.
Bicycle Diaries chronicles David’s observations and insights — what he is seeing, whom he is meeting, what he is thinking about — as he pedals through and engages with some of the world’s major cities. In places like Buenos Aires, Istanbul, San Francisco, and London, the focus is more on the musicians and artists he encounters. Politics comes to the fore in cities like Berlin and Manila, while chapters on New York City, and on the landscaped suburban industrial parks and contemporary ruins of such spots as Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Columbus are more concerned with history in the urban landscape. Along the way, DB has thoughts to share about fashion, architecture, cultural isolation, globalization, and the radical new ways that some cities, like his home town, are becoming more bike-friendly — all conveyed with a highly personal mix of humor, curiosity, and humanity.
