Media

P3 Planet, 28 August 2010 Guided by the guerrilla

A radio tour of the previous civil war in El Salvador with a former guerrilla soldier as my tourist guide. I also meet a survivor of the El Mozote massacre while wondering about the ethics of creating a tourist attraction out of a national and personal tragedy. Is this distasteful war tourism or  beneficial peace tourism? The travel show is aired on Saturday between 6 pm and 8 pm Swedish time. May also be downloaded.

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Expressen, 28 July 2010 Hanna discovers America on two wheels

Evening newspaper article about my pedaling adventure in America and a fellow countryman’s  bike expedition in Europe.  “Hanna MI Jakobson, 31, have cycled a thousand (Swedish) miles and will probably cycle another thousand”.

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Raising Miro Podcast, 15 July 2010 Following your passion and leaving your mark on the world

A  single mom’s travel podcast, where Lainie Liberti and her son Miro are chronicling their nomadic adventures together. I am being interviewed about my nomadic bicycle  adventures  on this episode, which discusses issues of green travel and cultural interaction. Read the blog or listen to the podcast at their website.

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P3 Planet, 10 July 2010 Buying a new language

My contribution to the combined sounds of a tourist-spending-spree, in the Swedish travel show P3 Planet, where I am spending my money on Spanish. Listen online or download the show as a podcast.

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P3 Planet, 26 June 2010 From traveler to volunteer

After the storm of Agatha travelers in Guatemala are joining in on the local solidarity, raising money for the affected families or digging out the landslide from their houses.  I am interviewing some of those who are volunteering, others are complaining about the damage damaging their holiday. Listen or download the show in Swedish.

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P3 Planet, 5 June 2010 Volcano eruption in Guatemala

Double disasters in Guatemala after storms and eruptions. P3 Planet broadcasts a tourist perspective on the volcano eruption of Pacaya, previously a place where tourists would grill marshmallows over the lava crater. Today it is one of the reasons for the state of emergency in the country. Listen to the broadcast on the web or download for mp3.

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The Examiner, 17 May 2010 Swedish cyclist discovers the Americas on bicycle

Me as the interviewee in a series of articles about touring cyclists across the world. I answer questions that begins with why and how. The column also contains photographs in a slideshow, which might provide better answers  then my words.

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P3 Planet, 13 March 2010 Hitchhiking across the Mexican waters

The bike and I search for a sailing boat to cross the Sea of Cortez. Web-radio listenings of this radio episode is available in Swedish for one month after broadcasting or available for download.

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P3 Planet, 21 December 2009 On a bike in Baja California with christmas eve as a deadline

A search for the ultimate christmas hang-out on the Mexican peninsula for P3 Planet. Web-radio listenings of the two hour travelshow available in Swedish for one month after broadcasting and is also possible to download.

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P3 Planet, 26 October, 2, 9 and  16 November 2009 Biketouring from Canada in the north to Mexico in the south

Cycling chronicles for the national Swedish radio, in four different broadcasts from the United States. Download in Swedish is available and sorted by date of broadcast.

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Current Green, 21 October 2009 350. Will This climate event save the world?

Adam Taylor, the person behind Ride350 is in the studio before embarking on the climate-change-awareness-ride from Arcata to San Francisco. Also contains an interview with  Bill McKibben who is the founder of the 350-movement.

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Channel 3 Eureka, 19 October 2009 Residents riding the distance, spreading awareness on global warming

Local news are documenting our departure of Ride350 in Eureka, a few miles from the starting point of Arcata.

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SF Gate, 24 October 2009 Activists in S.F. Rally against climate change

The San Francisco based newspaper with an article concerning the different 350-actions and an excellent photograph of the rally in the Californian city upon our arrival.