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Stories about life as a humanitarian aid worker, about remote places and the people I met there, about expeditions... From being ambushed in Burundi to sailing trans-Atlantic, the stories are mostly about enjoying the road more than reaching the dest

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• Rumble: I come from...

  Posted on Saturday September 20th, 2008 at 16:49 in pictures, quotes

  I come from no country, from no city, from no tribe.I am the son of the road,my country is the caravan,my life is the most unexpected of voyages.From Leo the African, by Amin Maalouf ...

• News: Before and after Hurricane Ike

  Posted on Friday September 19th, 2008 at 18:37 in hurricane, hurricane ike, pictures, usa

  Before:After:Warren and Pam Adams lost a house to Hurricane Rita in 2005, so it seems they'd be relieved to learn their new home withstood Hurricane Ike. But not when their house is the only one still...

• Picture of the day: A one hundred billion dollar bill

  Posted on Tuesday September 9th, 2008 at 15:53 in inflation, picture of the day, pictures, Zimbabwe

  Zimbabwe is suffering from an acute economic crisis. The country has the world's highest rate of inflation and just one in five has an official job.Esther (a pseudonym) wrote on the BBC site, in Augus...

• Picture of the day: Hurricane Ike seen from space

  Posted on Monday September 8th, 2008 at 17:15 in hurricane, hurricane ike, picture of the day, pictures

  Three hurricanes in a row have caused havoc in the Caribbean. A view from space at the awesome size and power of Hurricane Ike.More Pictures of the day on The Road.Pictures courtesy yawoot ...

• Picture of the day: Gustav and Hanna causing havoc in Haiti

  Posted on Saturday September 6th, 2008 at 01:49 in food, haiti, humanitarian, picture of the day, pictures, wfp

  A flood victim carries a box of high energy biscuits he received from the World Food Program in a shelter as he wades through muddy water after Tropical Storm Hanna hit Gonaives, Haiti. Hanna has kill...

• Rumble: The Way Home

  Posted on Tuesday September 2nd, 2008 at 00:05 in italy, pictures, quotes

  "People elsewhere said how distant I was, and off the map, but no - they were far away, still groping onward. I was at last where I wanted to be. I had proved what I had always suspected, that even th...

• Rumble: Even the daily things can be unusual.

  Posted on Sunday August 31st, 2008 at 15:50 in fregene, italy, pictures, rome, rumble

  You live your daily life, and sometimes forget how unusual those things you see every day can be.It is only recently I started to notice the streets around the neighbourhood where I live, have trees i...

• Picture of the day: Child malnutrition - old news in new India

  Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 20:19 in children, india, malnutrition, picture of the day, pictures, poverty

  Deep Kumar and Vishal are fed eggs by caretaker Nirmala Devi at the UNICEF-sponsored nutrition rehabilitation center in Saraiya in the impoverished eastern Indian state of Bihar. Half of young Indians...

• Rumble: Seychelles fauna and flora

  Posted on Sunday August 17th, 2008 at 06:07 in pictures, seychelles, travel

  The Seychelles feature a lush vegetation with a large variety of different plants, flowers and trees, some unique to these islands. Everywhere we went during our trip, we were presented with colours a...

• Rumble: Seychelles animals

  Posted on Saturday August 16th, 2008 at 13:12 in animals, pictures, rumble, seychelles

  The Seychelles feature an amazing variety of wildlife. We snapped a few:A Small Seychelles Day Gecko interested in literature.A pigeon interested in our breakfast crumbsAnother visitor, this time at t...

• Rumble: Sights of the Seychelles

  Posted on Friday August 15th, 2008 at 12:27 in pictures, rumble, seychelles, travel

  The Seychelles is one of the most beautiful countries we ever visited. Here is a picture impression of the beaches and coastlines:Anse aux Courbes on MaheAnse d'Argent on La Digue, said to be the most...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (21)

  Posted on Sunday August 10th, 2008 at 16:42 in caribbean, pictures, rumble, st.barts

  Shell Beach at Gustavia in St.Barths (2007). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (20)

  Posted on Saturday August 9th, 2008 at 16:39 in anguilla, caribbean, pictures, rumble

  Would you not want to stay here forever? A beach on Anguilla (2007). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (19)

  Posted on Friday August 8th, 2008 at 16:36 in caribbean, pictures, rumble, st.martin

  Hannah's castles on Baie Orientale in St.Martin (2007). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (18)

  Posted on Thursday August 7th, 2008 at 16:33 in caribbean, pictures, rumble, st.kitts

  A view at a bay in St.Kitts (2007). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (17)

  Posted on Wednesday August 6th, 2008 at 16:31 in anguilla, caribbean, pictures, rumble, sailing, yachting

  Our anchorage at Road Bay - Anguilla (2007). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (16)

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 16:29 in caribbean, pictures, rumble, statia

  A morning at Oranjestad - Statia (2007). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (15)

  Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 16:27 in anguilla, caribbean, pictures, rumble

  Sandy Island - Anguilla (2007). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (1)

  Posted on Sunday August 3rd, 2008 at 16:25 in caribbean, pictures, rumble, sailing, st.barts, yachting

  Shell Beach in Gustavia - St.Barths (2007). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (13)

  Posted on Saturday August 2nd, 2008 at 16:21 in british virgin islands, pictures, rumble, sailing, yachting

  Sandy Spit at the British Virgin Islands (2006). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (12)

  Posted on Friday August 1st, 2008 at 16:19 in caribbean, mustique, pictures, rumble, sailing, yachting

  Mustique in the Grenadines (2005). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (11)

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 16:17 in caribbean, pictures, rumble, sailing, st.lucia, yachting

  Our anchorage near The Pitons - St.Lucia (2005). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (10)

  Posted on Wednesday July 30th, 2008 at 16:15 in caribbean, grenadines, pictures, rumble, sailing, tobago cays, yachting

  A look from our boat, at Tobago Cays - Grenadines (2005). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (9)

  Posted on Tuesday July 29th, 2008 at 16:13 in british virgin islands, caribbean, pictures, rumble, sailing, yachting

  Anchored close to Beef Island - British Virgin Island (2006). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (8)

  Posted on Monday July 28th, 2008 at 16:11 in british virgin islands, caribbean, pictures, rumble, sailing, yachting

  Our boat anchored at Anegada - British Virgin Islands (2006). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (7)

  Posted on Sunday July 27th, 2008 at 16:07 in british virgin islands, caribbean, pictures, rumble, sailing, yachting

  A view from the boat, anchored at Anegada - British Virgin Islands (2006). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (6)

  Posted on Friday July 25th, 2008 at 16:04 in british virgin islands, caribbean, pictures, rumble, sailing, yachting

  A view from the top of Virgin Gorda - British Virgin Islands (2006). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (5)

  Posted on Wednesday July 23rd, 2008 at 16:02 in caribbean, pictures, rumble, sailing, st.lucia, yachting

  A view at the anchorage off shore from St.Lucia in the Caribbean (2005). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (4)

  Posted on Monday July 21st, 2008 at 15:59 in british virgin islands, caribbean, pictures, rumble, sailing, yachting

  The girls on the reef by the anchorage at Anegada - British Virgin Islands (2006). ...

• Rumble: The fortune we had... (3)

  Posted on Saturday July 19th, 2008 at 15:56 in greece, pictures, rumble, sailing, yachting

  Docked at Yerika in Greece (2004). ...