For Canal Boat Dwellers, Lockdown Can Be Claustrophobic — But Also Offers Escape
The Covid-19 lockdown has impacted the thousands of people in Britain who live on boats, many of them on the country's ancient system of canals.
Colombia: Cleansing the soul in the ‘Lost City’
I peer up from the ground at a chain of stone circles ascending before me. A top terrace crowns the ‘Lost City’ — or Teyuna, as the locals call it — a sacred site high in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range near Colombia’s Caribbean coast.
The man who cycled from India to Sweden for love
Charlotte Von Schedvin was a blonde, blue-eyed young woman who hailed from Swedish nobility.PK Mahanandia was a poor art student from eastern India, seen as an "untouchable" in his country's caste system. Yet their chance meeting in Delhi, late 1975, led to him cycling a mammoth 3,600 km to be with her.
The future of the US-Mexican border: inside the 'split city' of El Paso-Juárez
Unlike most teenagers, Ashley Delgado starts her school day by crossing an international border. She gets up at 5am so her mother Dora can drive through Juárez’s dense traffic to...
The devastating reality of Somalia on the brink of famine
Three months after the United Nations warned of the imminent risk of famine in Somalia, aid agencies there are battling a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions. Drought has devastated vegetation...
Senegal's football dream house
For 13-year-old Amar, it's Real Madrid. For 17-year-old Junior, it's Marseille. Like so many boys, their dream is to travel from Africa to Europe and follow in the footsteps of footballing legends. And at this academy, the boys have a fighting chance of realizing this ambition.
It’s About Time You Tried: Home Brewing
The first thing that hits me when I arrive at London Fields Brewery is that I’m the only woman. The second thing is the large number of beards. I’m here for a master class in home brewing, the ultimate way to upgrade a makeshift hobby into a connoisseur’s craft.
Protests and poetry: The death of Kyoto's original counterculture hub
In the spring of 1972, three Kyoto dropouts -- a folk singer, a photographer and a poet -- decided to build a space where their creative and political ideas could meet. The US and its allies had been fighting communist Vietnam in a brutal and unpopular war.
Stunning beaches, spicy food and rich traditions: Eight reasons to visit Senegal
The most westerly point of Africa is surprisingly undiscovered by English-speaking tourists. And that's a shame, for those tourists are missing out on vibrant and welcoming Senegal, where rich traditions and natural beauty combine to spectacular effect.
Born in a cell: The families stranded at the US border
El Paso, Texas - Â Sayed came into the world in a border detention cell. His mother, who had travelled from El Salvador with her husband, daughter and 100 others...
Auschwitz's 'conspiracy of silence' 70 years later
London, United Kingdom - In revenge for trying to side with the Allies, in March 1944 the Nazis invaded Hungary and quickly forced 424,000 Hungarian Jews on the death train...
Bjorn Borg Interview: 'McEnroe and I remember every point'
CNN Interview with Swedish tennis legend Bjorn Borg, whose court battles with John McEnroe created one of the most famous rivalries in sport.
The shoe for future Olympians?
Described as 'Kenya's first running shoe', the high-performance Enda sneaker is inspired by the country's athletic talent.
How to Live: An Interview with Alain de Botton
Feature in Spanish for Catalunya's regional daily on the contemporary philosopher Alain de Botton and his School of Life.
The man with over 2,000 pairs of sneakers
They are heaped up four-high by the door, stacked in boxes along the corridor and piled in a multi-colored wall by the bed. DJ Kish Kash has so many sneakers in his one-bedroom London apartment, there is little room for anything else.
How an Apple advert changed Blick Bassy's life
It's only 15 seconds of music, featuring a delicate jingle of banjo and guitar topped with a honeyed song in the dialect of Bassa. Yet it's 15 seconds that changed everything for Blick Bassy, the Cameroonian musician.
An Instagram journey through India's cities
With 10 million people flocking each year to its colorful, noisy and bustling cities, India is facing the largest urban migration in history. These Instagrammers reveal a changing India, where old and new are morphing to create an eclectic and fascinating landscape.
Feast your way around the world, in 18 dishes
Curries simmering in huge vats, each pan the shade of a season. Crepes browning on griddles, flipped and smeared with molten chocolate. Tempting cries at the Jemaa el-Fnaa as spiced chicken is slapped onto searing grill plates. Eating is surely one of the greatest pleasures of travel.
Dakar Lives: The milennials showing off the 'real' Senegal
Dakar Lives began as an Instagram feed in 2015 with the aim of "curating the best photos from Senegal". Now, the account has become an avid community sharing vibrant snaps of the West African nation's idyllic beaches, buzzing street scenes and rich cuisine.
Satellite images trigger payouts for Kenyan farmers in grip of drought
The Kenyan government is scaling up an innovative livestock insurance programme that uses satellite imagery of drought-hit areas to offer a safety net to vulnerable farmers. The Kenya Livestock Insurance...
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