Read and translate the text, answer the following questions.

1. What is the Hidden Journeys project?

2. What is the purpose of this program?

3. What could be done to develop the project?

4. Who is Ben Jarman? What does he think of the Hidden Journeys project?

How many times have you been on a commercial flight over a mountain range, city, or small cluster of lights in the middle of a desert and asked yourself, “I wonder what that is down there? Who lives there? Where am I flying over?”

The Hidden Journeys Project is a public engagement program run by Royal Geographical Society. The project aims to enliven the flying experience and transform it into a fascinating exploration of the people, places and environments thousands of feet below by providing creative and inspiring information to air travelers about the parts of the world they fly over.

Hidden Journeys has already revealed the breathtaking natural and human landscapes beneath flight paths including London Heathrow to Johannesburg, South Africa, and New York City to Los Angeles in the USA. It is a not-for-profit resource free for public use, and one part of the Society’s public engagement programs which aim to foster an informed knowledge of our world.

The Society is investigating how best to develop the project further for the enjoyment of air travelers across the world, including looking at how to apply the content to an in-flight entertainment system.

Ben Jarman, Project Coordinator, says “Millions of passengers fly every year, unaware of the fascinating parts of the Earth that they cross between departure and arrival. The Hidden Journeys Project allows people to explore the patchwork of people and places under a particular flight path, transforming an aerial jaunt from A to B into a fascinating journey through the scale and diversity found along the route.”

For example while flying over the English Channel at 12,000m you can explore the geology of this narrow stretch of water and how a land-bridge once connected Britain to France. Fly at 1,000m, however, and discover the history of smuggling on the South Coast of Britain. At ground level, having crossed the Channel, learn about the traditional cultures of the people of Normandy.

The latest guide to be released explores the stunning landscapes, wildlife and human history of eastern and southern Africa between two of the continent’s fastest growing cities: Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg. In the southeast corner of Africa lie some of the most beautiful natural landscapes and wildlife found anywhere on the continent.

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