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The ArtCar Fest

Take a look at the outrageous automobiles of the San Francisco ArtCar Festival

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A Cycle Opera Rehearsal

Theater students in Scunthorpe, England, rehearse for their performance celebrating the life of homegrown cyclist Lal White

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Hang Ten With Kelly Slater in Fiji

Quiksilver captures stunning aerial views of the world champion surfer’s dazzling technique

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Cherry Blossom Timelapse

This year marks the 100 year anniversary of Japan’s gift of cherry blossoms to Washington, D.C.

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Bavaria’s Beer Gardens

Some people may relax and read a newspaper with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, but in south Germany, they do it with a beer.

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Tour the Kitchen of India’s Golden Temple

This sacred shrine in India feeds over 100,000 people a day regardless of race, religion and class.

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What Will Happen to Puerto Maldonado

A local fisherman talks about the uncertain future facing locals when the new bridge connecting Peru and Brazil is completed

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Sticky Rice in Laos

From the fields to the monasteries to the markets, this rice dish is everywhere in this Asian nation Written & Narrated by Mike Ives Music by Tuxedo Special thanks to …

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Take a Ride on a Norry

In the jungles of Cambodia, villagers travel along abandoned railway tracks on a norry, a rickety transport of spare lumber with a speedy (and loud) motor attached Video, Photographs and …

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A 1970s Visit to Bamiyan

As a part of a television broadcast, world travelers Hal and Halla Linker toured the Afghan countryside in 1973, years before the Soviets invaded and the Taliban took control of …

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The Battle of the Greasy Grass

Each year, the Lakota of the Great Plains commemorate their victory over the United States army at the Battle of the Greasy Grass, better known in American history as the …

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Endangered Dolphins in New Zealand

Reduced to just a few thousand, Hector’s dolphins are being decimated by fisheries bycatch

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Climate Change and the Colorado River

Serving 30 million people in seven states and Mexico, the drying Colorado River can still be saved by sustainable measures and collaboration

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Memphis’ Beale Street and Beyond

The city famous for blues and barbecue is a little “ragged around the edges” according to tour guide Tad Pierson, who drives tourists around in his pink 1955 Cadillac by …

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Writing Letters to Everyone in the World

Two British artists travel to Pittsburgh for their second installment of their “Mysterious Letters” art project.

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The Ju/’Hoansi Tribe in Action

Over the course of 50 years, John Marshall filmed the African tribe, tracking how their nomadic culture slowly died out

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Visiting Lafcadio Hearns Japan

The temples and scenery of Japans San-in coast are as captivating now as they were when Lafcadio Hearn wrote about them in the 19th century (Produced by: Brendan McCabe; Narration …

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The Historic Neighborhoods of Buenos Aires

Take in the sights and sounds of the European influences of Argentina’s capital city (Produced by: Brendan McCabe). Read more at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/daniel-politi-on-hola-buenos-aires-138874294/

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Chili and the Food of the Southwest

Jane Butel, author and expert on food from the American Southwest, reveals the stories behind how chili peppers, beef and wine became part of the region’s cuisine (Meredith Bragg)

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Yosemite Slideshow

Carleton Watkins’ 19th-Century Photographs of Yosemite Valley (Produced and Narrated by: Brendan McCabe. Text by Bruce Hathaway). Read more at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/john-muirs-yosemite-10737/

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Colombia Dispatch Video: Palenque: A Piece of Africa in Sout

Four hundred years ago, escaped slaves formed the village of Palenque. The town’s younger generations have reconnected with their African roots through cultural traditions handed down from their ancestors (Kenneth …

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