Outpost Travel Magazine Issue 65 Preview

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008

65 contents

In Every Issue 4 Mail Stop Notes from the editors

7 Tripping Zebras are more than horses behind bars

8 On the Fringe Native species fight back, arboreal “I dos” and a high-tailing turtle

11 Local Knowledge Looking for a spice-induced high? The 10 best ways to order up culinary adventure

14 Gourmet du Monde Go nuts for sweet potatoes

16 Healthpost Brush up on the latest in dental health and ensure toothsome travel

18 Thrillseeker Tracking down Internet rumours leads to China’s most treacherous hike

20 MEC’s The Traveller’s Edge Tips from and for world trekkers

23 Shutter Stop Life-saving tips for underwater photography

Features 39 Jungle Science

Story: Oliver Gunther Photography: Thomas Breuer and Oliver Gunther Plunge deep into the heart of the Congolese jungle and learn everything you ever wanted to know about primates

48 Portraits of the Past

Story and Photography: Matthew Stein Our writer heads to off-the-radar Somaliland to marvel at mysterious cave paintings that may just be the next big thing in African archaeology

58 What Lies in the Mist

Story and Photography: Kevin Patterson In a country still coming to terms with its past, can gorilla tourism pave Rwanda’s path to a sustainable peace?

26 Field Notes An underwater archaeologist maps sternwheeler graveyards and the world’s coolest caves

32 Going Hard Northern Ontario’s Mississagi River is the best canoe trip you’ve never heard of

64 World Writes Europe’s past, London wrecks, Henry Miller, Paul Theroux and Italian wines

66 Backpackerz Buzz News from Hostelling International

78 Wright of Way Ian Wright on why the African desert inspires bad poetry PHOTOGRAPHY: COVER, GILES BRETON-WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/GILESBRETON; INSETS, DAVE SPROULE, ISTOCKPHOTO; THIS PAGE, (TOP) LAURA BOMBIER; (BOTTOM) KEVIN PATTERSON










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