Issue 1

Central America

Maya - “Play Ball!”

Reviving the 3000 year old Mayan ball game:

• https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0cdy0t3/mexico-revives-a-3-000-year-old-ball-game

It was called Pok-ta-pok:

• https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-mayan-ball-game)

Australia

The Outback Way

• https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220613-the-outback-way-is-this-the-worlds-emptiest-road

Australia’s longest shortcut

• https://www.outbackway.org.au/)
• https://northernterritory.com/us/en/itineraries/the-outback-way-in-8-days

1750 kms of 4WD road. The rest is paved.

• https://www.dangerousroads.org/australia-and-oceania/australia/3625-outback-highway.html

World

Dangerous Roads

The Outback Way brought up an interesting link. Which of course leads to this site previously unknown to me:

• https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/3326-find-your-road.html