Wanderlost #4
This week on Wanderlost newsletter: endless expanses of ice, reckless explorers, jews and muslims, booze in obscure countries and tips on sleeping for free all over the World.
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PART ONE: POLES
ALONE IN THE ICE — Martin Szwed claimes to have shattered by ten days the previous 24 days record for a solo ski to the south Pole. Unluckily, he provided no GPS data, no photos, no evidence whatsoever that he even attempted the journey. Once back from Antarctica, he has lost his house, job, and sponsors and is the subject of two investigations by the German government. This is his story.
Henry Worsley died during his ambitious attempt to make history. He was about to become the first man ever to cross the whole Antarctica solo, without any type of support. Worsley had set off 71 days before his death, and had already left behind his back 1460 kms. Just the last 48 were missing.
Antarctica as the new El Dorado: as the protective treaties are going to expire in 30 years, a steadily growing number of countries are rushing to expand their influence on Antarctica, and many of them are planning to set up new bases in the continent in order to take advantage of its immense natural resources.
“Got divorced, lost my job, so me and my buddy got on our motorcycles and rode North to the Alaskan Arctic until the road ran out.” The story in 71 photos.
It seems like mankind has always loved venturing far north: the carcass of a mammuth discovered in Siberia in 2012 showed signs of an attack carried out by humans, probably by using spears. That would be a proof of human presence in the Arctic region 45.000 years ago.
PART TWO: RELIGIONS
CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM — Abbas is an Iranian photographer, known all around the world for his photojournalism. His exhibition Children of Abraham features 133 black and white photographs of the monotheistic religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam taken in various countries across the five continents.
Speaking of Jews, Venice ghetto, the most ancient in the world, has just turned 500.
Speaking of Islam, an unprotected untarred path represents the border between Croatia (and, therefore, the EU) and one of the most troubled areas of Bosnia, where the local imam Husein Bosnić has allegedly been recruiting jihadists over the last few years.
PART THREE: MISCELLANEOUS
On the island of Islay, Scotland, we learn what is whisky and how to order it in a bar.
South Korea, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan and much more: top 10 drunk countries in the World by No-YoLo.
And now for something completely different: Mind My House, free accommodation in exchange of house and pet sitting when the owner is away.
We hope you enjoyed this fourth issue of our newsletter, see you next week!
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