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Henry Rollins travel show in Copenhagen

Henry Rollins travel show in Copenhagen

Henry Rollins doesn’t walk into a room, he detonates into it. His shows are more than just a performance. It’s a one-man blitzkrieg of thought and unfiltered rage wrapped in black cotton and inked skin.

Review: Imperium

Review: Imperium

Ryszard Kapuscinski passed away some years ago but his legacy stays with us. He is perhaps better known for The Soccer War, an account of tensions in Central America. That book is also a good read, but in my opinion not as inspiring for traveling as Imperium.

A virtual trip with the Trans-Siberian railway

A virtual trip with the Trans-Siberian railway

Have you ever dreamed of going on the Trans-Siberian railway across Russia? Google has cooperated with Russian Railways to create a video of the entire trip.

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From Gothenburg to Tokyo by train

There’s something ridiculous about stepping onto a train in Gothenburg with nothing but a backpack and the vague ambition to end up in Tokyo. Nine time zones. Seven countries. Endless buckets of hot coffee.

Tent heating in Mongolia

Tent heating in Mongolia

Mongolia doesn’t care about your comfort. It doesn’t pretend to. Out here on the steppe, where the wind could strip the flesh from your bones and the stars feel close enough to punch you in the face, survival isn’t a metaphor, it’s a daily negotiation.

Dawn in Ulaanbaatar

Dawn in Ulaanbaatar

One minute I’m dozing on a Soviet-era train, the next I’m dropped into the Mongolian capital like a sack of flour from a low-flying plane. I place my dusty shoes on the pavement of the Ulaanbataar railway station and quickly scan the area.

Isolation on Trans-Siberian railway

Isolation on Trans-Siberian railway

I found myself bunkered in a cabin on a night train from Helsinki to Moscow, flanked by a Russian couple whose smiles betrayed the same mix of curiosity and fatigue I’d been nursing since Europe’s civilized rhythms gave way to endless birch forests.