Stories about Travel from October, 2006
Russia: Rush Hour
Two-Zero posts pictures and writes about a rush-hour on the Moscow subway experience.
Russia: Billfold Scam Averted
To protect himself from becoming a victim of a “billfold scam” in downtown Moscow, Snowsquare stops for a drink at Cafe Pushkin.
Russia: Balcony Embellishments
Copydude writes and posts pictures of the Russian balconies: “Balcony infill is not taught at any Russian technical school. Neither are there any known materials which bond easily with Soviet drill-resistant iron and concrete. Every unsuccessful attempt is therefore a triumph of individual creativity.”
The Week That Was in Bahrain
It has been yet another busy week on the Bahraini blogsophere, with some bloggers rallying behind an anti-sectarianism campaign, Just Bahraini; others just back home from a long holiday; and one celebrating his/her (?) birthday! In local politics, Mahmood Al Yousif is keeping us abreast with all that's happening on...
India, Pakistan: Kashmir from the 70s in pictures
Dristis-Mudra has a fascinating collection of Black and White photographs on a flickr set. They are from the 1970s when the photographer was travelling in Kashmir.
Croatia: Online Discussions Overview
Some Croats feel nostalgic when they think about Tito's Yugoslavia, which broke into pieces in 1992. Turbo Kvrcko posts a funny “Wanted” image that depicts why he misses the good old times (HRV): WANTED Josip Broz Tito Beyond reasonable doubt, he has committed the following “criminal acts”: he didn’t allow...
Macedonia: Hitchhiking
Balkan Baby writes about his hitchhiking experience in Macedonia.
Lebanon: Beirut and Blogging
This week some of the bloggers of the Lebanese blogosphere flirt with Beirut and with blogging. But you will always find politics, religion and war. Remember that Lebanon is in the Middle East. Why do you blog? Why do I blog? Why does Maya[at]NYC blog: Why do people blog, anyway!...
South Africa: houses with electric fences
Is Black Looks going to touch electric fences in South Africa?: “Very scary these electric fences. The house next door has one and I am so tempted to touch it just to see what would happen and if it really works. I am not sure which is more scary, the...
Singapore: Singapore's role in the history of Lonely Planet travel guidebooks
The blogger at beyond.sg meets the founder of popular travel guidebook company Lonely Planet and talks about the start got in Singapore for their guidebook business.
Afghanistan: Getting There
The latest edition of “Ask Carpetbogger” informs readers on how one gets to Afghanistan. As an added bonus, there's a post on buying carpets in Kabul that also discusses the deteriorating situation in the country.
Slovenia: Mistaken for Sweden
NHL player Anze Kopitar is Slovenian, not Swedish, writes The Glory of Carniola, correcting the media's unfortunate mistake: “Another opportunity for Slovenia to get some press, down the drain.”
Romania: “Alien Eggs” and the EU
Romerican writes about “alien eggs” and Romania's hopes to join the EU.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Mostar
Dictionary of the Serbian Mess writes about Mostar.
Russia: Wi-Fi in Novgorod
Copydude walks around Novgorod, looking for Wi-Fi internet connection.
Travelling with “Tro-Tro” in Ghana
Ghana voices this week are from entries written about Ghana by non-Ghanaians. The first, by Leanne, writing in her blog An American in Africa, marvels at the “ever-evolving, always under repair, rarely striped or shouldered” roads that dot the country and the capital. She posts a few pictures of the...
Romania: Flood Seasons
Csikszereda Musings explains the difference between “macro-flood” and “micro-flood” seasons in Romania.
Serbia, Croatia: Belgrade License Plates Animosity
Desperate Serbwife writes about what to expect if you're driving through Croatia in a car with Belgrade license plates.
Russia: Bits of Moscow
Snowsquare mentions Moscow's security cameras and a ballet-shoe store.
Russia: Novgorod Living Experience
Copydude writes hilariously and posts pictures of his experience of “the raw horror of provincial Russian living” in Novgorod: “Buses here travel in eccentric circles, so you can’t get the same number bus back to where you came from. Maybe no-one can imagine you wanting to go back to where...
Hungary: “Holidays in Hell”
Inspired by P.J. O’Rourke’s “Holidays in Hell,” Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes that the Hungarian tourism authorities should “hit the reality button and go for the masochist market.”
