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Social Media on a Sunday Afternoon: Only in the Bay Area

By Renee Blodgett on June 14, 2010 in Belize, California, Central America, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Yesterday afternoon, I was having a smoothie with a friend from out of town near San Francisco's Delores Park. He is a technology entrepreneur who had an exit a few months ago and is now...

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Making a Living Out of Conservation

By Bernard Pollack on June 14, 2010 in Africa, Ghana, Photos, West Africa

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Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.  The farmers of the Neleshi Grasscutter and Farmers Association (NAGRAFA) consider themselves not only farmers and businesswomen and men, but also conservationists. Grasscutters, or cane rats, are...

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Two Delicious Southern African Recipes (Vegan too!)

By Bernard Pollack on June 14, 2010 in Africa, Photos, Southern Africa

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We've added a recipe section to BorderJumpers... check out our first dish.... Traditionally, around Africa, most meals involve nshima (as it is called in Zambia), which is a dough-like cornmeal dish base paired with a...

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It’s the End of the World (and I Feel Fine)

By David Kralik on June 13, 2010 in Antarctica, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Lodging, Photos, South America

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NOTE: The following was written in 2006 during David Kralik’s trip to Antarctica.  This is a re-print. Greetings from Ushuaia, Argentina! The Blogger-in-Chief has graciously allowed me to veer off topic (yet again) and write a...

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Antarctica: Life at Sea

By David Kralik on June 13, 2010 in Antarctica, Photos

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NOTE: The following was written in 2006 during David Kralik’s trip to Antarctica.  This is a re-print. Today is our first full day at sea. We are very fortunate in that the turbulent waters of the...

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Antarctica: Cabin 223, Tag No. 51

By David Kralik on June 13, 2010 in Antarctica, Photos

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NOTE: The following was written in 2006 during David Kralik’s trip to Antarctica.  This is a re-print. You know how when you take a vacation, it usually takes a few days before you really feel like...

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A Shepherd’s Journey

By Renee Blodgett on June 13, 2010 in Israel, Middle East, Photos

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Ishmael Khaldi who helped to make our Traveling Geeks first trip to Israel possible and acted as guide on-the-ground, has just released a new book -- his first -- A Shepherd's Journey. This "journey" is...

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10 Things We Learned from the World Cup’s 1st Weekend

By Ray Lewis on June 13, 2010 in Africa, Argentina, Asia, California, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lodging, North America, North Korea, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, Serbia, South Africa, South America, Southern Africa, USA

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1. U.S. interest in the tournament, which has been growing slowly since we hosted in 1994, has accelerated. ESPN is showing every match in spite of the time differential. Locally, San Francisco had the second-highest...

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