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Into the Wild: Trapped or Liberated?
In the interest of public disclosure, a couple of them appeared in the news. For many people, the plot of the movie “Into the Wild”, directed by Sean Penn (“The Last Face”, September 11) became an adventure map to Alaska. Some tried to copy the journey Christopher made. But his ideas about wildlife and freedom turned into a tragic finale – he was bound to die, that was always certain.
Jungle: the Laws of Nature
What if fried monkey meat turns out to be delicious, and a tropical worm finds your forehead a great place to ripen. Instead of a lightning scar, Daniel Radcliffe has a “live” bump on his forehead, hallucinations, and a dull touch of reality. This is the film “Jungle”, directed by Greg McLean (The Darkness, Rogue) with the real protagonist, Yossi Ghinsberg, as the screenwriter. The story of tourists – travelers who find themselves in the very heart of Bolivia's wilderness – the wild jungle. Rain and snakes, swamps, deadly rapids, and not quite the fun, colourful trip that was promised at the beginning.
Kenyan Illustrator Educates People on Road Safety through a Board Game
Two years after having been involved in a car crash herself, Mijide Kemoli, living in Nairobi, Kenya, started designing a complete board game aimed at educating audiences about road safety in an entertaining way. Youth Time highlights her inspiring story and brings to you an influential young activist who did not surrender in the face of unfortunate circumstances.
Hippie and Happy Nepal
Happily nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, Nepal is home to the world’s highest mountains, including Mt. Everest, which is locally known as Sagarmatha. The landlocked country remained long out of reach of the outside world until the year 1951. With hippie culture emerging in the late 1960s, Nepal suddenly became a hub for western explorers and travellers. The nation today serves like a magnet to mountaineers, rafters, and trekkers from around the globe. Let’s explore hippie and happy Nepal through the vestiges of its past and the promises of its here and now.
The Blind Side: We Should Never Stop Believing in a Miracle
Michael Oher – literally one of the most significant figures in the professional sports world: almost 2 metres tall, weighing 143 kg, he breaks into the American football league, forcing it to speak in one voice. However, although Michael Oher is very successful today, he was once abandoned. His mother abused drugs, and his father died. But then the man with a hard childhood, who spent most of his youth wondering the poor area of Memphis, Tennessee, somehow managed to retain a full measure of kindness, always hoping to find a place to call home. A story about Big Mike, a man with a genuine heart and a superstar ending in John Lee Hancock’s movie “Blind Side”, based on Michael Lewis’s book “The Blind Side: the Evolution of a Game”.
What Hayao Miyazaki Has Been Saying to Us: Echoes from Childhood
Japan is one of the most exotic countries in the world, a place where every single ritual, each stage of social position is connected with ancestors by its historical roots. Cinema production in Japan is also soaked in the daily routine and mindset of the country where `the Sun rises`, as the Japanese like to say. Japanese cinema is filled with fascinating stories about culture, birth, life, and death, which we will explore together in our special cycle of articles about the Japanese movie industry. In this article, we will talk about Hayao Miyazaki.
Living in Iceland as a Student
A rugged country of fire and ice with peaceful and fun loving people. No dearth of activities that are unique to this country, including adventure sports. Sights like you've never seen before such as the coastal cliffs, a blue lagoon and tectonic plates. Travel only by bus or by car within the country. You are in Iceland.
Universities in Iceland – Hosting Country of YT Summer School
Literally, the country of fire and ice and unimaginable landscapes, Iceland is a welcoming country that is almost entirely free of crime. It is one of the extremely few developed countries that can boast of a rising population. Even though a fairly vast country, Iceland has a population of 364,000 and reported an increase of 2 percent last year. Another thing about the Icelanders, the electricity they produce is all through environmentally clean methods and on a per capita basis they probably consume the highest in the world at nearly 54,000 KWh.
10 Do-Gooder Apps That Help You Give Back
You don’t need to have a lot of free time or money to make a difference. The following apps help you to give back without changing your daily routine. Donate to a good cause by tracking your exercise, eating, sleeping, taking a break from your phone, doing surveys while taking a bathroom break, taking photos or watching meaningful videos in addition to your favorite YouTube channels. Doing good feels good, and you can begin today!
Discover Iceland: the Land of Ice and Fire
Youth Time announced exciting news - this year's International Youth Summer School will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland. But why Iceland? A country with no forests and an average temperature of 9°C in June? There is so much to see and so many natural places to explore! Iceland was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans. Despite this, Iceland now has a population of 364,260 and, according to Icelandic Tourist Board,, received over 2 million visitors in 2018. Some of the world’s most majestic waterfalls are in Iceland, along with architecture like nothing you’ve ever seen, the world’s most famous natural mineral spa, and so much more!
Three Self-Help Books to Read While Traveling
Traveling by train is an excellent occasion to read something you have long wanted to find the time to read. I always bring a book or two with me to read during train trips, and it’s never been a bad idea. The quiet on the train makes it perfect for people to read self-help books and gather some insightful ideas.
University Cities – Christchurch, New Zealand
Even though New Zealand was colonized by the Britishers in 1840, it has quite a different history compared with Australia. Some of the oft reported differences are that the earlier settlers, the Maoris, live a pretty good life compared with the Aborigines in Australia. They are also not marginalized, nor are their children taken away and the difference in life expectancy between the two is as high as 10 years. Soon before and after New Zealand was annexed and established as a colony, it was mainly the whalers and pilgrims who settled there.
Lisa Rogers: Never Give Up, Write for Your Dream!
Writing in The Fastlane is one of those websites where you can see how a woman can make a living out of an incredible passion, which in this case is writing. Lisa Rogers is her name, and we are going to discover her life story in this article, starting with the following lines.
Need A Burst Of Adrenaline Attractions Around The World
The other day, I finally learned the reason for the popularity of sports that give us a good flow of Adrenaline. According to the source 'adrenaline entertainment' helps people to keep in the present moment. Now, that's a valid point. Check out some of the craziest entertainment people go for around the world
When the Resolve to Achieve is Higher than the World’s Highest Peak
Offering different perspectives to different individuals, mountains have always inspired people, either to test their endurance and strength while climbing them or to offer the experience of basking in their beauty while visiting them. To Hemant Gupta, a twenty-nine-year-old metallurgical engineer who has turned mountaineer, they offer a challenge to test his limits and explore his potential apart from fulfilling his new-found passion. Considering himself to be a speck of dust compared to the glory of the mammoth Himalayas, he has found his heart and home in them. Climbing to the summit of Mt. Everest, the highest peak on the planet, at an age of 27 years, Hemant Gupta’s story is that of a trailblazer who has found & nurtured his own passion while helping others achieve theirs.
The Most Unexpected Tours
Seen it all and done it all. Thrill seeking is attributed mainly to those rich in money. Companies like Virgin are heavily booked for space tours by those loaded with wads of money at the same time there are the 'average' tourists who will go to some lengths so visit the Chernobyl exclusion zone, to see lava spitting out of a volcano into the sea in Hawaii, swim with the whales in the Dominican Republic, go tornado chasing, bungee jump towards crocodile infested water and even go for horse riding safaris in the Himalayas. Let's have a look in pictures at these activities called adventure tourism.
2019 Travel Film Scholarship
This is your chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Malaysia and be personally mentored by award-winning filmmaker Jenny Nichols. The deadline is today, 6th of August!
World Nomads Travel Film Scholarship
This is your chance to win an all-expenses-paid filmmaking trip to Malaysia and be personally mentored by award-winning filmmaker Jenny Nichols. The deadline is on 6 August 2019.
The Village Story Competition
The Village Story is a new campaign inviting travel story curators from around the world to explore some of Thailand’s most amazing villages for free – with cash and other prizes worth 10,000 USD going to the winning participants who create the best content. The deadline is on 4 July 2019.
Fully Funded YourBestLife Travel Program
Participants in this year’s Program will spend six months traveling as a group to ten countries on four different continents for free. Countries visited on this trip include Costa Rica, Peru, South Africa, Reunion Island, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Indonesia, Ireland and Portugal. The deadline is 31 October 2019.
























