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Come to Bangladesh
by Erik JohnsonBefore I left I heard it said that the tourist slogan for Bangladesh was, Come to Bangladesh– before the tourists ... Continue reading >>Freedom is Sleeping on a Beach - Sardinia, Italy
by Tom ThumbLike any proud road junky I get on the bus along the southern coast of Sardinia without a guidebook and ... Continue reading >>The Tragic Story of Vindalf the Dog in La Palma
by Tom ThumbThe Rainbow Gathering in the Canary Island of La Palma was the first I’d ever attended where I didn’t freeze ... Continue reading >>Across the Andes Finishes
by RoadjunkyHikers Gregg Treinish and Deia Scholsberg have completed what must truly have been a life changing epic voyage – 20 ... Continue reading >>What is the What by Dave Eggers - Travel Book Reviews
by Leslie PearsonThe life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Dinka from southern Sudan, is one of constant motion in Dave Eggers’ What ... Continue reading >>Where do Road Junkies Go When the World Ends?
by RoadjunkyAny sane, self-respecting paranoiac knows the end of the world is coming and the paranoid road junky is in a ... Continue reading >>Into the Wild - Movie Reviews
by RoadjunkyInto the Wild is Sean Penn’s adaptation of the tale of Christopher McCandless, a young man who rejects the values ... Continue reading >>Death and Enlightenment in South Italy
by RoadjunkyLast year I had the idea I wanted to live in South Italy, what with the good weather, fine food ... Continue reading >>A Day in the Life of a Road Junky Editor
by Tom ThumbI stuff some 25 second hand books into my rucksack, throw away the clothes with more than one hole in ... Continue reading >>Ten Reasons Not to Travel in Australia, the World's Most Dangerous Country
by RoadjunkyIt’s been said very reasonably that ‘just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean everyone isn’t out to get you’ – well, ... Continue reading >>Recession Travel for Americans
by RoadjunkyThe glory days of international travel for Americans who sling dollars around like they’re going out of style are rapidly ... Continue reading >>Saint Patrick's Day - The Drunken Saint of Travelers and Irish
by RoadjunkyOnce upon a time the role of the Irish was fairly well defined; they were good for dying by the ... Continue reading >>If You're in Jerusalem Just Ask for Ibrahim
by Tom Thumb“Just take a taxi to the Mount of Olives and ask for Ibrahim.” my friend had told me on the ... Continue reading >>Banksy - Graffiti Artist and Culture Hero
by RoadjunkyBanksy is one of those artists that remind you why it’s worth going on. Against the merciless waves of media ... Continue reading >>Travel the World With a Spray Can - the Guerilla Artist
by RoadjunkyOk, so we got a bit excited at seeing all the videos on youtube of the guerilla artist, Banksy, ... Continue reading >>10 Countries Where You Don't Want to Go to Jail
by RoadjunkyThe world can be a scary, dangerous place where the life of the traveler is threatened on all sides. There ... Continue reading >>Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt – Travel Book Reviews
by RoadjunkyMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a portrait of Savannah, an isolated town in Georgia where John ... Continue reading >>Arabia by Jonathan Raban - Travel Book Reviews
by RoadjunkyWhen does a travelogue cease to be a work of journalism and become instead a historical record? Jonathan Raban wrote ... Continue reading >>The Road Junky Shit List - Travel Nightmares
by RoadjunkyAfter the resounding popularity of our ten worst cities guide Road Junky decided to extend the concept of a ... Continue reading >>Road Junky Bliss List - Travel Favourites
by RoadjunkyIn honour of duality and a schizophrenic world view that alternates between footloose glee and cynical misanthropy, Road Junky runs ... Continue reading >> |
Budget Travel in India by David S. Kauffman
by RoadjunkyOne of the very occasional perks of editing Road Junky is the odd parcel that arrives with someone’s book in ... Continue reading >>The Chinese Tea Ceremony Scam
by Jim KleeOk I admit it – I got suckered bad. Maybe I’ve just grown soft and let my guard down a little. ... Continue reading >>Ludovic Hubler - World's Craziest Hitchhiker
by Tom ThumbLudovic Hubler is a mildly insane Frenchman who at the age of 25 decided to hitchhike around the entire world, ... Continue reading >>Travel to Mental Institutions Risking Mesothelioma
by Carlos QuantosDrifting through a maze of dark foreboding hallways covered in giant plastic tarps, I struggled to breathe through my respirator ... Continue reading >>Airports are a Waking Nightmare
by Tom ThumbI recently took a whole bunch of flights from South East Asia to Europe and I spent days in planes ... Continue reading >>Eating Snake in Saigon
by chris tharpMy decision to eat snake in Vietnam was entirely spontaneous. There it was, right in front of me on ... Continue reading >>Why India is Crazyby RoadjunkyThis video pretty much says it all about India – crazy land of no logic. Continue reading >>Sexy Beijing TV - "Sex in the City" in China?
by RoadjunkyAs Internet video channels emerge, Danwei TV is a hit with its leading show, Sexy in Beijing drawing ... Continue reading >>Heidi's Bar, Travel in Granada, Nicaragua
by RoadjunkyDespite an affinity for the music of Tom Waits and the blues Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi - Travel Book Review
by RoadjunkyReading Lolita in Tehran is probably the best introduction to modern Iran to be found anywhere. By turns, lyrical ... Continue reading >>Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux - Travel Book Review
by RoadjunkyDark Star Safari is one of Paul Theroux’s best travel books to date. He sets out to journey from Cairo ... Continue reading >>101 Experimental Travel Ideas
by RoadjunkyThe Lonely Planet have decided that they’ve squeezed all the fun out of travel with their homogenising guidebooks and have ... Continue reading >>Video Clips of Brazil's Favelas and Ghettosby RoadjunkyBeyond the hotels, beaches and the carnival party packages that draw thousands of tourists to Brazil every year, there lies ... Continue reading >>Travel Product Review: Don't Bug Me! Patch
by Jim KleeIt was just what we needed for our trip to tropical Belize and Guatemala to ward off the throng of ... Continue reading >>Medellin, Colombia - Everyone's Dream Holiday
by RoadjunkyThe trouble with writing about all the danger, the drug abuse and the misery produced by the war is that ... Continue reading >>Honk or You're Deadby Joss BerrettThe traffic in Hanoi is supposed to be legendary. Reputation precedes it, spread by those who claim to know. ... Continue reading >>Bum Tourism in Bratislavaby Guilherme RochaBratislava, known originally as Pressburg, was founded before the 10th century and was once the capital of Hungary. When three great ... Continue reading >>Hey Mister - Wanna Ride a Camel?by Greg RodgersI thought to myself, “I knew this was a bad idea”. I was officially stuck on top of a camel. ... Continue reading >>Gonzo Travel Contest Winners
by RoadjunkyRoad Junky is proud to announce the winners of the 2007 Gonzo Travel Writing Contest: Traveling through Fear. Hunter Thompson ... Continue reading >>Livingston, Guatemala and How to Disappear Completely
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