Lithuania: “Over-Renovation”

Music and Life – Everywhere! comments on the “over-renovation” of a building that would house a shopping center in Vilnius.

China: dog eats dog tourism

Joel Martinsen in DANWEI blogs about the notorious tourism industry featured in a magazine, Oriental Outlook: the conclusion the articles seem to make is that change in the industry really...

Russia: Hairdressers

The Turkish Invasion compares Russian and Turkish hairdressers.

Leila Al Haddad in Raising Yousuf, who is making her long trek home from the US to Palestine, and is now stuck in Egypt, waiting for the border to her...

Serbia: Hiding From the Rain

Dictionary of the Serbian Mess posts a hilarious entry on how sometimes it is safer to get soaked than try to hide from the rain next to those old, crumbling...

Lebanese Mark who lives and works in Kuwait had to fly into Dubai for urgent business. Although he didn't like his hotel, traffic and the fact that an exhibition he...

Haiti: Reviving Tourism

JoJo at Collectif Haiti de Provence points to a haitian news article about Haiti's collaboration with Chilean architectural consultants in view of developing tourist resorts. The blogger's reaction to the...

Slovakia: Jealousy

Lemuel of Deleted by Tomorrow agrees that “the main sport practiced by Slovaks is jealousy.”

Russia: New and Old Hotels

Stop by at Snowsquare to see pictures of Hotel Rossiya (“The last of the great Soviet-era central Moscow landmark hotels will soon be no more.”) and its demolition (“All that...

Moldova: Two Vivid Scenes

Adventures in Moldova describes two situations witnessed in the capital Chisinau, both pretty vivid.

South Asia: Politics, Happiness, Religion and The Birds

The latest from different blogs about the following South Asian Countries: Bangladesh: Bangladesh is facing a political crisis. Unheard Voices: Drishtipat group blog informs about a citizens movement in Bangladesh...

Serbia: Kosovo in Limbo

Wu Wei and East Ethnia write about Kosovo in limbo.

Slovenia: New Logo and Slogan

The Glory of Carniola writes about Slovenia's new logo and its new slogan, I feel sLOVEnia.

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Ukraine: Waitress’ Attention

Carpetblogger shares two efficient ways to get the attention of a waitress in Kyiv.

Russia: Novgorod Night Life

Copydude writes about night life in Novgorod: “Novgorod Russians appear to start out on vodka and then sober up with beer and wine.”

Arabisc: Culprits, Democracy and the Rule of Law

Choosing links from 22 different Arab countries for translation is no easy feat..for however much you try and be selective, you cannot be doing the region and its bloggers any...

Albania: EU Visa Policies

Our Man in Tirana understands his Albanian friends, who are frustrated over the EU's travel visa policies: “Growing up in Northern Ireland, I experienced the same frustrations and resentments when...

Ukraine: Kyiv's Subway

Music and Life – Everywhere! writes about Kyiv's subway.

Russia: Police Day

White Sun of the Desert writes about spending part of the Police Day at a police department in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Russia: Travel, Trains, and Communist Hell

A trip to Sergiev Posad, travel by Russian trains, and a joke about the Communist hell – from the Turkish Invasion.