Travel

By Jack Souther Ever since our first ancestors descended from the forest canopy and drew a line in the sand human beings have been protecting their turf with barriers of one sort or another.

By Jack Souther Except for the fact he was walking backwards there was nothing to distinguish him from other elderly Chinese gentlemen strolling toward the Temple of Heaven.

By Alison Lapshinoff It is three o’clock and my stomach complains loudly that it has not been fed since nine, when it was given its usual morning offering of croissants and coffee.

Story and photos by Mike Crane Traveling north of the wide open green avenues and lush parks of Adelaide I found the utter definition of isolation somewhere in the centre of South Australia’s million square kilometres.

By Jack Souther Modern Beijing is a city of profound contrasts: peddle-carts wind through narrow cobblestone hutongs under six-lane elevated freeways, glass and steel office buildings tower above rows of tiny street-level shops, outside a KFC restaur

Photo and story by Jack Souther "Hello! One Dolla! Hello, Hello! Three for one dolla!" My attempt to get a photo was frustrated by a swarm of aggressive street hawkers and by the time I had the camera put away my group had disappeared.

PALM SPRINGS, California—For visitors, cycling in Palm Springs is hardly about getting exercise, it’s about... well, snooping.

By John Masters Meridian Writers’ Group MUNICH—Germany may no longer have a monarchy — it was abolished in 1918 — but it still has plenty of nobility. Take the Wittelbachs, for example.

By Charlotte Mountford Three billion years ago the continents of Africa and South America ripped apart and Mount Roraima was formed. At 9,200 feet, the table mountain is one of the oldest places on earth.

By John Masters Meridian Writers’ Group PARIS—The Musée d’Orsay might not have the weight of Madrid’s Prado or St. Petersburg’s Hermitage or the Louvre, just across the Seine, but it is one of the most enjoyable museums you’ll ever walk through.