Special Section: Best Travel Photos
of the Year
The year in pictures. This section contains the best travel
images of 2007, selected from more than 500 submissions from
all over the world. They inspired us to plan some new adventures
for 2008, and we hope they do the same for you.
Travel for Free (or very cheap)
If you have an overwhelming desire to hit the road, then an
empty wallet doesn't need to set you back. All you need is
the right attitude, and a few ideas to get you started. Creative
travellers who've done it share their top tips to help you
travel further, stay longer, spend less.
DEPARTMENTS
Dispatches
Secrets of Timbuktu, Bio-fuelling a famine?, Amphibian aid,
New Seven Wonders, Galapagos under threat.
WorkWhere
Grown-up Gap Years (part II)
Author Susan Griffith offers insights on the practical realities
of volunteering abroad. more>
HomeGrown
Hockey Night in Kangiqsualujjuuaq
Filmmaker Tony Girardin gets a pulse for the passion and social
impact of hockey in the North.
WorldWise
The Havana Hustle
An experienced hustler in Cuba's capital gets more than she
bargained for.
Your Environment
New Life for the Dead Sea?
A pipeline project in the Middle East is bringing Israelis,
Palestinians and Jordanians to work together.
PhotoPro
Getting Rid of Your Preconceptions
Planning to hit the road with your camera? Photographer Trevor
Lush shares his top tips to make your travel photography even
better.
Out There
Get on the Bus
When it comes to adventure airplanes just don't compare, argues
Albert Koehl. more>
Travel Bugs
Doctor, doctor
Illnesses and accidents are part of the journey. Dr. Mark
Wise offers some advice about what you should know before
visiting a foreign doctor.
