In Indonesia Professional Hitchhikers Do Drivers a Favor
Usually, it’s the drivers who help out hitchhikers by offering them a ride, but in Indonesia’s capital city, it’s the other way around. Professional hitchhikers get paid to ride in complete strangers’ cars and help them reach their destination faster. The world’s sixth largest metropolis, Jakarta has a population of over 30 million and around […]
Dancing with Death – The Train Surfers of Soweto
There’s no sea in Johannesburg so the poor young men from the inner city of Soweto get their kicks by surfing high-speed commuter trains. This dangerous pastime has claimed many lives throughout the years, but despite several initiatives to put a stop to it, train surfing remains pretty popular. South Africa is considered the birth […]