National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek talked to Host Marco Werman about his journey across western Kazakhstan, where he met horse wranglers, archeologists working with flint metal, Sufi mystics and musicians along the ancient Silk Road. Out of Eden Walk bit.ly/3ysZwMY

The giant, glass sarcophagi of mega-malls. Hunter-gatherers in straw hats. Dumped office furniture. A German prosthetic leg maker. An art colony with vegan wild-yeast sourdough bread. These are some of the things you find walking north out of #Beijing . outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/articles/2024-…

Once a hope-filled oasis of democracy & openness in the #Caucasus , the country of #Georgia is on the verge of tipping into autocracy, with a massive intimidation campaign unleashed against its people. My dispatch from #Tbilisi for POLITICO: politico.com/news/magazine/…

“It was like being a giant, walking across a miniature forest, where my head was way above the top of the canopy, & just listening to all the life in the grass. . . [T]he song just joined us as we walked across western Kazakhstan.” —Paul Salopek theworld.org/stories/2024/0… The World

A look back over the 15,000-mile-long (25,000 km) foot-scribble of the Out of Eden Walk trail with ABC Australia abc.net.au/listen/program… #EdenWalk

A pleasure to share a conversation in this beautiful volume by Emergence Magazine about our collective journey through time—always a one-way trip, until someone cracks how to live in the quantum realm.

Once an outpost of democracy in the #Caucasus , the country of #Georgia is reeling through an unprecedented government crackdown against civil society, media and pro-European activists—beatings, vandalism, & 1000s of threatening calls. 📸 Marita Tevzadze politico.com/news/magazine/…

Vicious crackdowns on critics of the government have taken Georgia’s democracy to the brink — and dragged the country closer to the Kremlin’s orbit.

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I walked through #Tbilisi , #Georgia , 9 years ago. It was one the friendliest, most hopeful, forward-looking countries along my global trail. Here’s my take on what’s happening now. It cracks the heart. politi.co/4awS8gG via POLITICO

What was it like walking 270 mi (450 km) thru the #steppes of #Kazakhstan ?

Two stacked oceans: Sky & grass. And in the grass, thousands of birds, mammals & reptiles. It was like being a giant, hiking across a miniature forest. theworld.org/stories/2024/0… The World Out of Eden Walk

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek talked to Host Marco Werman about his journey across western Kazakhstan, where he met horse wranglers, archeologists working with flint metal, Sufi mystics and musicians along the ancient Silk Road. Out of Eden Walk bit.ly/3ysZwMY

...and Li says, “A majority of the art today follows the interest of the majority so it’s not really art.”..

Nuggets of wisdom from Xiayuan village, China, courtesy of Paul Salopek on the Out of Eden Walk

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What does an art colony look like in #China ? Well, there's wall murals, a clothes-trade bank, organic sourdough bread with dried plums, the workshop of a German prosthetic leg maker, and a doorless tea house called “the crappy tea house.” Out of Eden Walk
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For 12 years JohnStanmeyer has followed along on the Out of Eden Walk path, recording our 24,000-mile walk among the human family. His wondrous photos from the trail—and many others—are being shown at the #Kolga festival at MOMA in #Tbilisi , Georgia. The opening is 7 pm Thursday.

Walk the alleyways of #Beijing with our new interactive map. We’ll head to “hidden” spots that savvy Beijingers cherish, from local Mongolian noodle shops to cricket markets to community theaters: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b98919… Paul Salopek Harvard CGA #China #EdenWalk

In our new dispatch by Paul Salopek, you’ll find a link to our latest Out of Eden Walk city map: the alleyways of #Beijing . The Walk’s Chief Cartographer Jeff Blossom, of Harvard’s Center for Geographic Analysis, created the interactive walking tour map: outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/articles/2024-…

.Paul Salopek joined The World's Marco Werman to discuss Tbilisi, Georgia's cultural past and the country's political landscape, as it's currently the scene of a political confrontation over a Russia-inspired law that many fear will stifle media freedom
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