http://www.bravenewtraveler.com Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:11:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The plight of women in distant places - or just around the corner - may effect each of us more than we think. Photo: soaringbird The reality for many women living in the 21st century is not that different from 50, 100, or hundreds of years ago. Their main option for survival is ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/19/the-butterfly-effect-of-womens-plight/ Stunning portraits taken in and around Haridwar and Rishikesh during the Kumbh Mela festival, March 2010. One of the worlds largest festivals, the Kumbh Mela will often have millions of participants gather together for special ‘bathing days,’ on which they will ceremoniously dip into the holy river water. This portraiture series ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/18/photo-essay-faces-of-the-kumbh-mela-india/ What does inter-faith cooperation look like? Troy Nahumko finds a shining example in an unlikely place: a small neighborhood in Granada, Spain. Photo: Tawel It's midday. Not the 12 o'clock sandwich break at your desk that comes to mind nor the 2pm midday pause button that slows this entire country to ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/17/a-quiet-peace-the-islamic-call-to-prayer/ Editor Christine Garvin sends out a little gratitude to the readers for her first year at BNT. It's been a hell of a ride so far / Photo: Bhaskar Banerji Exactly one year ago today, I (with the help of founding Editor Ian MacKenzie, of course) posted my first article on BNT ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/16/thanks-for-a-great-first-year/ Looks like our brains may work way more like the internet than we thought. Photo: linh.ngân Sometimes it feels like my memory fails me much more than it should. And yet, more and more research seems to provide evidence to the contrary - that, in fact, all information that has ever passed through ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/15/the-internet-brain-our-most-hopeful-approach-to-cultural-harmony/ Editor Christine Garvin rounds up the most interesting inner and outer travel links of the week. Photo: Illuminating Hadrian's Wall Visiting or living in Britain? Depending on where you are today, you might already see light traveling the 84 miles from coast to coast, illuminating Hadrian's Wall. This bright-light event is part ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/13/bnts-best-of-the-week-3132010/ The director of District 9 shares his take on aliens and the future of intelligent life. Last November, I was lucky enough to attend TedX Vancouver, a satellite conference based on the popular TED talks. One of the speakers was Neill Blomkamp, director of the sci-fi film District 9. ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/12/neill-blomkamp-district-9-on-alien-life-and-the-coming-singularity/ For too long, the American flag has been undefended by travelers unwilling to bear the brunt of foreign scorn. Natalie Grant believes it's time Americans show the world they are better. Photo: seagull productions At the time of the last Presidential election, I was living and working at a backpacker's hostel ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/11/old-glory-why-american-travelers-need-to-reclaim-their-flag/ Blessing the other person at the moment of goodbye goes a long way in closing the relationship circle. Photo: Aeturnum Goodbyes have always made me want to bolt out of the moment. I'm horrible at them, feeling as if I should be feeling more than I am. Or that I should be ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/10/fare-thee-well-a-mindful-approach-to-saying-goodbye/ On the morning after International Women's Day, let's remember the most enlightened woman still under captivity in Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi The political, social and economic tragedy that exists in present day Burma is a permanent stain on humanity. In the words of U Tin U, ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2010/03/09/aung-san-suu-kyi-the-voice-of-hope-conversations-with-alan-clements/