NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010
In Every Issue 4 Mail Stop Your letters answered
9 Tripping In consideration of curry
10 On the Fringe Trek-y tours in Klingon, bear fails to buckle up, working vacations in Oz, and sunken treasure of a certain vintage
13 Going Hard
Features 24 The Other Afghanistan Story by Naheed Mustafa Photography by Leslie Knott
Surviving swamps and steep pitches while hiking the beautiful North Coast Trail
A documentarian and journalist explores the Afghanistan beyond the headlines and finds a country rebuilding cultural icons and restoring old ways of life. In an effort to recapture the best of what once was in a country that still is typecast by war, she journeys to a centuries-old pottery-making village and finds warm welcome
17 Thrill Seeker Climbing towering trees with rockstar names in Western Australia
18 Field Notes A Canadian scientist participates in a global marine census and discovers new life in the Arctic seas
70 Travel Cares Growing prosperity in Laos one coffee tree at a time
35 And the nominees are... CBC and Outpost magazine present the nominees for Canada’s Champions of Change volunteer awards
74 Health Post Putting first-aid first
76 Shutter Stop How to give landscape shots added depth
78 Backpacker Buzz
56 Exodus
News from Hostelling International
84 Outpost Traveller Connecting you to your next adventure
86 Post Card Our readers recommend… Haida mortuary poles on SGang Gwaay
SPECIAL 55 Gadgets, Gizmos and Getups—oh my! Our online gift guide: get a sneak peak at some of the best of the season
PHOTOGRAPHY: COVER, MUNEM WASIF; THIS PAGE, (TOP) LESLIE KNOTT; (BOTTOM) STEPHEN HARROLD
Story by Doug Saunders The country of Bangladesh and its capital, Dhaka, are fitting examples of how mass migration is shaping the new world. Writer and reporter Doug Saunders travels there to learn more about this enthralling human movement and the city that has become so symbolic of its power