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How Vienna built a gender equal city
Walk through the Reumannplatz, one of the best-known squares in Austria's capital city, Vienna, and you will probably spot an outdoor platform, prominently labelled Mädchenbühne (girls' stage). The large podium, which can be used by everyone, was requested as a performance space by the girls of the nearby school when asked what they would like from the urban area.
By Copperchaleu3 years ago in Wander
The woman who walked around the world
"Why?" It's a simple question, and one that people ask Angela Maxwell frequently. Yet until recently, the American struggled to answer why, exactly, she upended a perfectly fine life in pursuit of a big dream. But for Maxwell, "why" is a question worth answering. After all, she embarked on a journey that very few people attempt: in 2013, she decided to walk around the world – alone.
By Copperchaleu3 years ago in Wander
South Africa's language spoken in 45 'clicks'
On the outskirts of Upington, in South Africa's Northern Cape, there lives a queen. The queen is elderly and when she dies it may not just be she who is gone, but an entire realm.
By Mejra3 years ago in Wander
Why wild swimming is Britain's new craze
In between lockdowns, on a miserable, cold January day, I took myself off to Clevedon, a coastal town near me on the Bristol Channel. I wrapped myself in warm clothing and walked to Marine Lake, a seawater pool built onto the natural coastline. To my surprise, I saw a group of giggling women emerging from the ice-cold water. Spluttering and chatting away, they awkwardly changed into their clothes under their towels. I stood and looked on in disbelief: it was freezing, but they were jubilant, defying the weather by going for a swim.
By Copperchaleu3 years ago in Wander
Canada's little-known Russian sect
High on a bluff above Western Canada's Columbia River, just outside the small town of Castlegar, beautiful harmonies filled the air. I was sitting in the garden of the Doukhobor Discovery Centre beneath a statue of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, listening to a recording of an a cappella Doukhobor choir singing a haunting psalm. It sounded like a multi-tracked version of Crosby, Stills & Nash rendered in Russian.
By Copperchaleu3 years ago in Wander
The Spanish island that communicates by whistle
In the rugged crags of Barranco de Ávalo, a ravine on the small Canary Island of La Gomera, two local 12-year-olds were practicing their Silbo Gomero, the local whistling language. For an entrancing few minutes, Irún Castillo Perdomo and Angel Manuel Garcia Herrera's lilting warbles reverberated around the barren gorge and soared proudly into the air like eagles in flight.
By Mejra3 years ago in Wander
Adda: The secret to Bengali conviviality
On 22 March 2020, the first day of the countrywide pandemic-induced lockdown in India, labourer Mridul Deb was enjoying a cup of tea with several others at a roadside tea-shack in Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. When another local caught them on camera and asked why they were flouting the lockdown, one of them lashed out, "Amra cha khete eshechi, adda marte na, cha khawa hoegeche bari chole jachi" ("We have come here to drink tea, not to give adda, now we have finished so we are going home").
By Copperchaleu3 years ago in Wander
An Australian Christmas for a Dallasite
The Season of Christmas. That’s what I was thinking about when I got on board one of the Sydney Christmas cruises. There is something exquisite about the Christmas season that ceases to exist after the day of the actual celebration. Perhaps this is why I prefer the Christmas season to the actual day.
By Evelyn Adam3 years ago in Wander
Top Reasons Why You Should Hire A Boat in Sydney
Sailing in Sydney is a part of the Australian experience. Australia's varied coastline and warm, nearly year-round mild weather make it a popular destination for cruises. And the best way to tailor the sailing experience is probably with a boat hire in Sydney. A boat charter is a much better choice if you want to escape the bustle of the city or celebrate a happy occasion on the water.
By calvin candie3 years ago in Wander
How Facing my Fears led to Rediscovering my Love
If you had to ask my biggest fear, the crazed, true crime obsessed fourteen year old within me would say talking to strangers. I think she would drop dead upon hearing that I agreed to go hiking for five days, in the middle of nowhere, in a group of people whom most of them I had never met, and the one I had met, invited me on the trip ten minutes after meeting him.
By Tilda Colling3 years ago in Wander
The West Edmonton Mall - Is it just for kids, or can broke adults enjoy it too?
So the last few weeks I have been driving across the country (Canada) from Ontario to Vancouver BC. This is actually part 2 of a vacation which I had done the first part of back in June/July, that being driving across the other side of the country, Ontario to Newfoundland. Why am I just starting a blog now? I don't know. I am bad at planning things. But, I like writing, and need a way to vent certain feelings so let's get into it.
By Danny Duff3 years ago in Wander
Airways
Why air connection is important and how to encourage growth The last ten years have seen significant changes in international aviation travel. Air travel is more efficient as a result of significant technological advancements, making international distances appear to be smaller than before. While Middle East hub airlines have expanded quickly, altering global travel patterns, low-cost carriers (LCCs) have continued to thrive and have boosted their presence in emerging countries. Air connection has altered as a result. But what precisely is air connectivity? According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), it serves as a combination of a network's concentration and capacity to smoothly transport passengers from their point of origin to their destination 1.
By Office3 years ago in Wander