Issue 51 | May/June 2006
- High Himalayas
- Thailand Rules!
- Nights and More Nights in Casablanca
This features Amazon Shrunken Heads, Tokyo Disaster Centres, A summer road trip to the end of Route 138, the return of low tech cameras and much more.
FEATURES
34_COLOURED RIVERS & MONSTER DOGS
Living with Khampa nomads in the Himalayas, a solo explorer finds the pure life at 5,000 metres.
STORY + PHOTOS: JEFF FUCHS
43_QUEBEC, NORTH SHORE
A summer road trip to the end of Route 138 delivers whales, vistas, Habitant food, and laughter.
STORY: CHRIS FREY
50_WHEN THE STONE ROOSTER CROWS
Isan, Thailand’s remote northeast province, is the prefect tropical hideaway to disappear from “Civilization” - before is also disappears.
STORY: LARRY FROLICK + PHOTOS: DON WEBER
TRIPPING
9_DR. WILDERNESS
10_LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Build it yourself in Casablanca
14_CANADA MADE ME
St. John’s Crows Nest Club; Protecting a Maritime Marsh; Vancouver’s “DMZ”
18_GOING HARD
Toyko Disaster Centres
20_FIELD NOTES
SHRUNKEN HEADS AND SHAMAN’S COATS:
One collector’s vision quest
24_WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY
Mr. Solo in Ukraine
26_LIBERIA’S REFUGEE RADIO
Lo-tech, high impact in West Africa
28_GOURMET DU MONDE
Real Thai cooking
30_HEALTHPOST
Avoiding altitude sickness
32_MEC’s THE TRAVELLER’s EDGE
62_OPEN BOX
Lomo Cameras: More Lo-tech for your buck
66_BACKPACKERZ BUZZ
News from Hostelling International
72_BIG FAT WORD
Reviews: The Caliph’s House, wild meals, Nortech CDs
78_WRIGHT OF WAY







