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. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:32:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The history of philosophy has always seemed to me like a great big guide for travelers.Homer Within its cryptic mysteries and abstruse ponderings lies that same rapacious spirit for travel as exists in any seasoned explorer. Whether you're looking inward or hiking outward, the goal is always psychological: to open your mind ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/19/5-western-thinkers-who-understood-inner-travel/ All photos by ssrashid84 Checkpoints, soldiers, and guns: take a political tour of this controversial territory. “Are you carrying a weapon on you?” the young Israeli soldier asked as we approached the middle of the Jewish settlement in Hebron. “No,” my friends and I quickly replied, assuming that he was asking a ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/17/bullets-and-backpackers-political-tourism-hits-the-west-bank/ After a brief hiatus, it's that time again for editor Ian MacKenzie to round up the best links from around the travel-web-o-sphere. Statues of Easter Island / Photo AndrewGill73 Are we already experiencing the slow death of blogging? Not likely, says formber BNT contributor Brenda Yun. "The surface of Mars is in ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/15/bnts-best-of-the-week-111508/ A Warao child plays in the government water collection lids. Paddling into the heart of Venezuela, Robin Esrock discovers beauty, bugs, and a bad case of jungle fever. The morning was nigh for a week long jungle adventure deep into the heart of Venezuela's Orinoco Delta. We'd be leaving at 5am, packing ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/13/gonzo-traveler-catching-jungle-fever-in-the-orinoco-delta/ Illustration: Columbus landing in the New World, before proceeding to pillage. He is NOT one of our explorers. History is filled with tyrants and bloodshed, all in the name of discovering new lands. Here are the few that kept it honourable. The age of exploration has a reputation as a brutal and ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/13/5-explorers-who-conquered-new-worlds-without-raping-and-pillaging/ They say some cultures believe you steal their soul when snapping their picture. Find out how to interact with the locals without dooming them to limbo. Other than fellow foreign backpackers, my early photo albums rarely have shots of actual people. It's as if the local populations were non-existent, ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/11/how-to-steal-someones-soul-with-their-permission/ The readers have spoken! Here's the complete list of films (mostly) guaranteed to blow your mind. Summer’s the peak season for taking a trip. Every year, when the days start to heat up, it’s a perfect time to go somewhere new – whether to a sun-drenched beach on a distant shore, ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/09/ask-the-readers-311-more-films-guaranteed-to-blow-your-mind/ On a visit to Yemen, Sarah Shourd is invited to an enlightening dinner with an Iraqi family. Young kite flyer in Aden / Photo author It's a few minutes before 6 and the light in the port-city of Aden in South Yemen is beginning to fade. As the sun sinks behind jagged cliffs ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/07/escape-from-iraq-a-muslim-family-finds-solace-in-ramadan/ Outer travel is difficult if we can't conquer our inner terrain. Here's 5 real ways to cultivate more rewarding travel experiences. Photo James Thew Travel is first and foremost a journey of the spirit. At our core we are travelers; we travel through time from moment to the next. We travel ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/05/5-real-techniques-for-improving-inner-travel/ Feature photo by Ana_Cotta / Above photo by Libertinus For those who find Europe to be too expensive, Argentina—especially Buenos Aires—has become the Next Big Deal. Their vineyards are turning out good vintages, the architecture is Paris-lite, there is an abundance of culture and adventure, and it’s all there to be ... http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/11/04/interview-camille-cusumano-wants-you-to-find-the-zen-of-tango/