Sunday Excursions: Travels

Image ganked from Song to Bobby

Let's take a trip...

First, a little warm-up...
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now, a little research...

From Financial Times:

If you had to define “globalisation” with an image, what would it be? A container ship from China stuffed with toys and T-shirts? A programmer tapping at a keyboard in Bangalore? A plane circling gloomily over Heathrow airport?

Most people’s pictures of globalisation are to do with economics, technology and business. But before markets, modems and manufacturers could do their work, political changes had to take place. The foundations of the globalised business world are political – and so are the biggest threats to the system.

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test your knowledge...

Which U.S. state is closest to Africa?

Answer here.

via J-Walk
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now, to pack...

The Universal Packing List. Generate a custom packing list for any journey!

via The Presurfer
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and let's go!
















from js wright
via suwaowa.log
via FFFFOUND!
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explore a bit...

earth album is a simpler, slicker Flickr mash-up that allows you to explore some of the most stunning photos in the world courtesy of Google maps and Flickr. To begin your journey, just click somewhere on the map, e.g. "India"

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listen to some exotic music...



Boom Boom Satellites - Push Eject (live)

They never really surpassed Out Loud, which may be one of the greatest albums of all time.
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head out of this world...




















CSA Images
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out into space...

Bad Spock Drawings

via MetaFilter
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out of our bodies...

As a follow up to this:

Can we really transplant a human soul?
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and back to Earth.



Le Dust Sucker - Live Intro
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Have an Uncertain week!