To Be So Far Gone
FICTION, TRAVELLove is freedom, Gogo said. Love is flying and falling and falling and catching and getting up again. Love is not what it was before, she said, but what it will be tomorrow.
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Now India (7 Minutes to Sunrise)
NONFICTION, TRAVELThe first sounds of the morning are of tuk-tuk and taxi engines as they come to life, their honking horns alongside the footsteps of the city’s informal working class taking to the streets. And, even earlier than that, the song and chant of Hindu morning prayer, and the feral dogs that slink to the shadows to sleep, no longer dominant as the sun begins its climb from behind Agra, India’s low hills.
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The Rise and Fall of U.S. Rail Travel
NONFICTION, TRAVELThe role of the train in human history is one of past, present, and future. Rail travel is improving around the world. Why is the United States falling so far behind?
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It Would Be Safest if You Ran
NONFICTION, TRAVELThere is a focus on borders and walls in these current times, and consequently, a rise in scared xenophobia. Or is it the other way around?
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Avoid When Traveling: BBG Communications
NONFICTION, TRAVELTiltMN is here to help fellow travelers avoid pitfalls when exploring new lands. In the first edition, we discuss BBG Communications, a telecommunications firm that preys on tourists, travelers, and locals alike.
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The Future
FICTION, TRAVELOn the island you can become a part of the ocean and the sand and the sky and the sun that are greater than anything people could ever build.
A Minnesotan in Freiburg
NONFICTION, TRAVELThe arts and culture, food and drink, language and history of Germany shines brightest on the streets of its many unique cities. First stop: Freiburg.
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Space Travel: Billionaires First
NONFICTION, TRAVELPrivate companies have gotten in on the space race. Is there anything that could stop them from going to war above the clouds?
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