– Walk on the Wierd Side
- A Brief History of Time
- Carnival in Trinidad

This issue features crop circles, strange lights in the sky and ancient landmarks, plus much more

FEATURES

29_WALK ON THE WEIRD SIDE
Outpost takes a walk between the real and the unreal, as we head off to make crop circles in Wiltshire County with three of England’s most notorious hoaxers. Plus: a road trip from Wiltshire to the Isles of Scilly has the making of an atypical English trek.
STORY: EDWARD WILKINSON-LATHAM + KEREN RITCHIE

44_A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, B’Y
In Newfoundland, land and memory, language and survival are intertwined like few other places. From St. John’s, around the Avalon Peninsula and over to Gros Morne, it’s a trip into the past and future.
STORY + PHOTOS: CHRISTOPHER FREY

56_DE BAN COMIN’, DE BAN COMIN’
Carnival in Trinidad is not just about wild costumes, steel bands, and endless street parties. It’s a celebration and remembrance of history, culture, slavery and freedom.
DEPARTMENTS

07_TRIPPING
Bolivia opens a new trail tracking the last days and last battles of Che Guevara.

08_LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Grenada, Jedis, mefloquine + more.

10_DREAM VACATION
A new guidebook offers a definitive look at little-known Molvania.

14_FIELD NOTES
OUT OF THIS WORLD
Director James Cameron takes his cameras to unexplored depths.

16_COMIX
Welcome to My Country, second in a series.

18_CULTURE
Reviews of music, books and film.

20_GOIN’ HARD
ROUGH NOTES OF A SADDLE-SORE RIDER
Twenty-four hour bike racing in Ontario’s wilderness.

22_SOFT MACHINE
MALARIA UPDATE

24_TRIPFINDER
WILD BLUE YONDER
Travelling Mongolia’s vast expanse.

70_WRIGHT OF WAY
JAPAN REVISITED
Ian endures a fake earthquake, learns to appreciate the fine taste of Japanese curry and joins the masses in a slog up Mt. Fuji.
RESOURCES

58_BACKPACKERS BUZZ
Travel news and updates from Hostelling International Alberta and British Columbia