http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/travel 2008-10-08T04:41:20Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56057-venice-in-and-around-st-mark-s-square 2008-10-08T04:41:20Z OneCarolinaGirl <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p91jrSU2hDY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p91jrSU2hDY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56057-venice-in-and-around-st-mark-s-square"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68194" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>This video began on the Grand Canal in Venice and extended to St. Mark's Square. On the way, we encountered a wedding party just coming from the ceremony and entering a water taxi.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56057-venice-in-and-around-st-mark-s-square">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55580-spotlight-on-new-york-city 2008-10-08T04:26:02Z CarlPowerMedia <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQz0lCmY3b8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQz0lCmY3b8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55580-spotlight-on-new-york-city"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67366" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Episode 1 MVP/NY Visitor guide to New York City. Featured destinations include the Sports Museum of America, Tavern on the Green and Radio City Music Hall</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55580-spotlight-on-new-york-city">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55030-rome-the-vatican 2008-10-08T04:41:21Z OneCarolinaGirl <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pj5E7slBk7k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pj5E7slBk7k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55030-rome-the-vatican"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66730" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>This video was recorded during our vacation in Rome in September, 2008.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55030-rome-the-vatican">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54789-witness-manda-s-prize-26-sep-08-part-2 2008-09-30T12:51:19Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m_tHTz20f-o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m_tHTz20f-o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54789-witness-manda-s-prize-26-sep-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66462" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Manda Chisanga is a Safari guide in Zambias South Luangwa National Park. And hes very good at what he does. He's so good at his job that hes won a prize after being named Top Travel Guide in a competition run by the English travel magazine, Wanderlust. </p> <p>The prize is £5000 to be spent on his local community.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54789-witness-manda-s-prize-26-sep-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54788-witness-manda-s-prize-26-sep-08-part-1 2008-09-30T16:51:16Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4tI9TLRokzs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4tI9TLRokzs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54788-witness-manda-s-prize-26-sep-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66461" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Manda Chisanga is a Safari guide in Zambias South Luangwa National Park. And hes very good at what he does. He's so good at his job that hes won a prize after being named Top Travel Guide in a competition run by the English travel magazine, Wanderlust. </p> <p>The prize is £5000 to be spent on his local community.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54788-witness-manda-s-prize-26-sep-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54476-rome-the-coliseum 2008-10-08T04:41:21Z OneCarolinaGirl <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRxVw4sc6O0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRxVw4sc6O0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54476-rome-the-coliseum"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66100" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>This is video footage from our vacation. It was made Sept, 2008 at the ancient coliseum in Rome.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54476-rome-the-coliseum">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54155-the-venice-train-station-concert 2008-09-26T10:28:38Z OneCarolinaGirl <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mlK5ueZaCYw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mlK5ueZaCYw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54155-the-venice-train-station-concert"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65724" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>While on vacation in Venice, we headed for the train station. There we saw this great concert along with the Grand Venice Regatta water parade and much more. September 2008.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54155-the-venice-train-station-concert">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53785-the-venice-train-station-concert 2008-09-22T06:29:16Z OneCarolinaGirl <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L-s3EFaFx9A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L-s3EFaFx9A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53785-the-venice-train-station-concert"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65271" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>While on vacation in Venice, we headed for the train station. There we saw this great concert along with the Grand Venice Regatta water parade and much more. September 2008.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53785-the-venice-train-station-concert">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53701-venice-grand-regatta-water-parade 2008-10-08T04:41:21Z OneCarolinaGirl <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-QfXyOvJx-0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-QfXyOvJx-0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53701-venice-grand-regatta-water-parade"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65180" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>While we were in Venice, the Grand Venice Regatta was held. We were at the train station but we were able to capture some of the activity.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53701-venice-grand-regatta-water-parade">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53530-travel-to-beverly-hills-rodeo-dr-see-a-video-tour-now 2008-10-08T04:32:25Z awafilm <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Pj-hJEBud8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Pj-hJEBud8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53530-travel-to-beverly-hills-rodeo-dr-see-a-video-tour-now"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64972" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A travel and tourist video of the famous Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. See the famous hotels, restaurants, and designer stores such as: Bally, Bvgari, Cartier, Celine, Giorgio of Beverly Hills, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Rodeo Collection, Valentino. Many famous celebrities, and movie stars have beautiful homes in the Beverly Hills mountains and surrounding areas such as Brentwood, Westwood, Hollywood, and Santa Monica.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53530-travel-to-beverly-hills-rodeo-dr-see-a-video-tour-now">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53529-travel-to-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-see-a-video-tour-now 2008-10-08T04:32:22Z awafilm <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yh9slgNItYg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yh9slgNItYg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53529-travel-to-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-see-a-video-tour-now"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64971" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A travel and tourist video of Hollywood's most popular tourist destinations in the world. The famous Hollywood Blvd, in sunny California is home to the Walk of Fame that showcases the famous stars who have made significant contributions to film, television, theatre, music and radio. Grauman's Chinese Theatre premieres blockbuster movies and see the foot and hand prints of Hollywoods most celebrated actors and actresses. The Kodak Theatre, Hollywood Wax Museum, Ripley's Believe it or Not, and the Guinness Book of World Records are just some of the many attractions located on Hollywood Boulevard. Universal Studios is a short distance away.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53529-travel-to-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-see-a-video-tour-now">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/52496-re-managua-from-the-adventures-in-nicaragua-dvd 2008-09-28T10:37:46Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TvkNsBqQzlE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TvkNsBqQzlE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/52496-re-managua-from-the-adventures-in-nicaragua-dvd"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/63696" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/52496-re-managua-from-the-adventures-in-nicaragua-dvd">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/52470-sharks 2008-10-08T04:45:42Z AmericanDrugWar <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Eb5FdKxp2bw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Eb5FdKxp2bw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/52470-sharks"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/63662" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Shark-diving in Roatan, Honduras.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/52470-sharks">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/51380-re-tunisia-2008 2008-09-08T12:43:36Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LvWW7xSvn9k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LvWW7xSvn9k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/51380-re-tunisia-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/62392" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/51380-re-tunisia-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/51146-retro-1950s-cruise-ss-catalina-sails-again-to-avalon 2008-10-08T04:33:55Z MUCKRAKER USA <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NtsNh5xvfNo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NtsNh5xvfNo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/51146-retro-1950s-cruise-ss-catalina-sails-again-to-avalon"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/62104" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A nostalgic look at the SS CATALINA and SS AVALON. They were called the BIG WHITE STEAMERS. These day tourist steamships operated together from 1920 into the early 1950s — except for WW 2. The SS CATALINA continued running into the mid-1970s. They provided daily service throughout the summer from Los Angeles to Catalina Island. The SS AVALON lies at the bottom of the Pacific off the coast of Southern California. The SS CATALINA, after a valiant attempt to rescue it, was taken to Mexico where she is rotting in Ensenada Harbor. There was a big deal about making the SS CATALINA a National Historical Monument. But like most "historical" endeavors in California it got lost in financial problems and endless legal action. Cheers to the memory of these ships and the great people who tried to save the SS CATALINA.</p> <p>Visit www.cruisingthepast.com for more information on the great liners, cruise ships and streamliners.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/51146-retro-1950s-cruise-ss-catalina-sails-again-to-avalon">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/51145-alaska-cruise-in-summer-1954-retro-cruising 2008-10-08T04:33:55Z MUCKRAKER USA <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1uv-NCbbOW4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1uv-NCbbOW4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/51145-alaska-cruise-in-summer-1954-retro-cruising"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/62103" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>This is a wonderful historical video of a 1954 sailing aboard the SS ALASKA on a cruise to Alaska and the Inside Passage. A retro 50s look at a style of cruising and travel now vanished. Views of the ship leaving the Port of Seattle, with streamers, confetti and visitors waving goodbye -- something rarely seen today. See the ship sail up the inside passage... with passengers dancing, dining, playing shuffleboard and man nostalgic scenes of an Alaska steamship far different from the massive ships sailing the Inland Passage today. The Alaska Steamship Company operated passenger service from Seattle to all ports in Alaska from 1895 until 1954. During the summer weekly sailings visited the Inside Passage. The line challenged all kinds of winter conditions and operated year round offering regular sailings as far north as Nome. These are family films and footage taken during the 1920s through the 1950s. For complete Alaska historical cruise information and background on the Alaska Steamship Company please go to: www.cruisingthepast.com.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/51145-alaska-cruise-in-summer-1954-retro-cruising">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/50898-re-panama-canal-timelapse 2008-09-04T21:30:39Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bxQWOBT2Ws0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bxQWOBT2Ws0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/50898-re-panama-canal-timelapse"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/61812" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/50898-re-panama-canal-timelapse">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/50056-breaking-up-with-united-airlines 2008-10-08T04:39:01Z SteveHofstetter <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R852B1-Y0XY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R852B1-Y0XY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/50056-breaking-up-with-united-airlines"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/60793" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Steve Hofstetter's abusive relationship with United Airlines finally comes to an end.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/50056-breaking-up-with-united-airlines">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49528-czj-coming-to-your-town 2008-10-08T04:25:16Z Cityzen Jane <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wTVK3NPlByU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wTVK3NPlByU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49528-czj-coming-to-your-town"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/60067" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>mebbe!</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49528-czj-coming-to-your-town">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49106-re-beautiful-iran 2008-08-22T22:45:56Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/68pXY_bAl58&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/68pXY_bAl58&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49106-re-beautiful-iran"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59452" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49106-re-beautiful-iran">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48956-today-on-air-america-andrew-s-awesome-internet 2008-09-08T14:39:18Z Dorsey Shaw <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x_tQyJzo9UY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x_tQyJzo9UY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48956-today-on-air-america-andrew-s-awesome-internet"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59022" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Andrew's video picks</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48956-today-on-air-america-andrew-s-awesome-internet">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47450-jessica-and-olivia-documentary-promo 2008-10-08T04:19:14Z jessicaandolivia <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PGbbTSSqW64&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PGbbTSSqW64&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47450-jessica-and-olivia-documentary-promo"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/56275" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Promo short for our project. Shot on a Canon Vixia HF100 and edited in Final Cut on a MacBook. For HD version go to <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1385854">www.vimeo.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/47450-jessica-and-olivia-documentary-promo">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47444-re-tunisie-beautiful-country-sidi-bou-said-tunis-sousse 2008-08-10T08:47:48Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSWUJcEciXI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSWUJcEciXI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47444-re-tunisie-beautiful-country-sidi-bou-said-tunis-sousse"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/56265" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47444-re-tunisie-beautiful-country-sidi-bou-said-tunis-sousse">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46258-pops-is-driving-watch-out 2008-09-26T22:33:02Z Cosmo Plavix <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cZ0d7AvMt3c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cZ0d7AvMt3c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46258-pops-is-driving-watch-out"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54357" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Pops takes his frustrations out on the road.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46258-pops-is-driving-watch-out">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46020-authors-google-marten-troost 2008-09-11T12:46:11Z AtGoogleTalks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oOkq6dgQe0c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oOkq6dgQe0c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46020-authors-google-marten-troost"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53386" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Maarten Troost visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid." This event took place on July 16, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series.</p> <p>Lost on Planet China finds Troost dodging deadly drivers in Shanghai; eating Yak in Tibet; deciphering restaurant menus (offering local favorites such as Cattle Penis with Garlic); visiting with Chairman Mao (still dead, very orange); and hiking (with 80,000 other people) up Tai Shan, China's most revered mountain. But in addition to his trademark gonzo adventures, the book also delivers a telling look at a vast and complex country on the brink of transformation that will soon shape the way we all work, live, and think. As Troost shows, while we may be familiar with Yao Ming or dim sum or the cheap, plastic products that line the shelves of every store, the real China remains a world—indeed, a planet--unto itself. </p> <p>Maarten Troost brings China to life as you've never seen it before, and his insightful, rip-roaringly funny narrative proves that once again he is one of the most entertaining and insightful armchair travel companions around.</p> <p>J. MAARTEN TROOST is the author of Getting Stoned with Savages and The Sex Lives of Cannibals. His essays have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, and the Prague Post. He spent two years in Kiribati in the Equatorial Pacific and upon his return was hired as a consultant by the World Bank. After several years in Fiji and Vanuatu, he recently relocated to the U.S. and now lives with his wife and two sons in California.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46020-authors-google-marten-troost">Watch the video</a>