MetaFilter posts tagged with Travel and adventure

The Adventures of Tintin

Artw — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:19:21 -0800

Travels of a Boy Reporter - Track Tintin's travels across the globe. Click on the map to find out more about the locations or books they appear in.

The Lure of the Open Road

Fuzzy Skinner — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:39:43 -0800

Wartime wandering through the Eastern states by bicycle, truck, and riverboat. 1944.

In 1944, a dear friend, Doris Roy, and I undertook an adventurous journey that we dreamed of during countless hikes together over our college holidays. We had been Camp Fire Girls together, loving the out-of-doors, camping and hiking the open road. Our dreams finally developed into a plan to ride bicycles from our home in Buffalo, New York, to Cairo, Illinois, where the Ohio River met the Mississippi. We admired Mark Twain’s adventures, had read his Life on the Mississippi, and sought to follow his path to the Midwest. We were 21 years old...

Angola, it's not like they said

jcruelty — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:29:04 -0800

Fascinating account (w/ pix) of a motorcycle journey through Angola. Stumbled onto this from the Black Flag forums and have not been able to stop reading it.

NatGeo Photo Tips

oxford blue — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:09:47 -0800

Like to faire une photo? You're not alone. The inimitable (but perhaps for not much longer) National Geographic magazine has advice for taking portraits, travel photography, landscapes, excitingly vague 'adventure' photos and even plan old digital photography. After you've created magic how about selling it or getting published? Sharing is so 2007.

I'm just going around the corner, darling. I'll be back in 14 years.

desjardins — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:34:25 -0800

UK native Karl Bushby has been walking around the world since 1998. No, literally: walking. around. the. world. It hasn't been without its trials, of course (resolution). He isn't expected home until 2012.

Get lost

madamjujujive — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:39:51 -0800

Lost Art is the fascinating site of Brazilian Mefite Ignacio Aronovich and Louise Chin. It's a deep vein of adventurous, quirky, and kinky photo essays from around the globe. Scroll down on the main page to see a text menu or browse the visual index. Much content is NSFW but - stick with "adventure" and "travel" if that's a concern - or view the SFW slide show Our Year in Pictures 2006 (with sound) or without sound.

From Oakland to Argetina on Vegetable Oil

Mijo Bijo — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 02:53:19 -0800

From Oakland to Argentina in a 1981 VW Dasher modified to run on vegetable oil and biodiesel/diesel. David Moders posts updates to a message board of veggie car enthusiasts throughout his five month journey through Latin America with his wife, Mali, and son, Emilio, while trying to power his car with used restaurant grease. Here are some pictures of his journey.

Joe Jennings slideshow

hortense — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:19:04 -0800

skydiving photos skydiving or skydriving (via)

redhead — Tue, 16 Oct 2001 10:02:35 -0800

Dangerous People, Dangerous Places, Dangerous Things This is a way cool site. The Danger Finder. Lots of fun and adventure. Be sure to come back alive!