Stories about Travel from July, 2007
Pan American Games, Brazilian Style
Neil at London 2012 presents an extensive report about the Brazilian and Carioca [from Rio de Janeiro] way of hosting the Pan American Games.
Russia: Grozny at Google Earth
The world zooms in on Chechnya's capital Grozny via Google Earth and doesn't see much reconstruction going on, A Step At A Time reports.
Afghanistan/Kazakhstan: Moving around 42 kids
Tom T retells his adventures of accompanying 42 young Afghan students across the border from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: Air Safety Compromised
Indi is blogs about a plane he took recently where the overwing emergency doors were blocked by seats. Usually, seats are not placed next the emergency exit to keep the...
Grenada: Carbon-Free Holiday
Earth 911 reports on a Grenadian hotel's decision to go green: “It is the first resort in the world with a utility grade windmill. The resort will…be better than zero...
Ukraine: Kyiv Galleries
Olechko posts photos from a few Kyiv galleries – and shares her own artwork, too.
Kyrgyzstan: Sealing off the capital
Asel reports that the Kyrgyz authorities are planning to impose harsh restrictions on entering the capital Bishkek during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in August.
Turkmenistan: Travel paradise
Bonnie Boyd is inclined to think that a $1 billion investment program to boost tourism on the Caspian shore in Turkmenistan is a great idea.
Serbia: Borders
Anegdote writes on the visa regime liberalization with the EU members for Serbia.
Russia: Lenin Photos
Darkness at Noon shares his 7-year-old collection of Lenin photos.
Czech Rebublic: “7 Bullets as in Sarajevo”
Bosnia Blog writes about Sarajevo coincidences in Prague.
Latvia: Latvians in Ireland
Latvian Abroad writes about Latvians living and working in Ireland and the UK.
Iraq: Visiting Jordan
Iraqi Omar talks about the ‘special’ treatment being met to Iraqis travelling to Jordan.
Uzbekistan: Lyab-i-Hauz
Joshua Kucera finds that relaxing at Bukhara's central pond, the Lyab-i-Hauz, is a great introduction to Uzbekistan.
Brazilian blogs on another airplane crash
While still facing a highly blogged crisis in its air traffic management, and not yet recovered from the crash of a Boeing-737 over the Amazon ten months ago, Brazil was shaken last week by yet another airplane disaster. On Tuesday, an Airbus-320 with 186 aboard slid off the runway at Congonhas city-airport in São Paulo, and ran across a busy highway during the evening rush hour to crash into a building and a gas station.
Argentina: Australian Tourist Cleaning Up
Pablo Beca of Un Lugar [ES] is embarrassed with the news story of an Australian tourist dismayed at the state of cleanliness of a local plaza and who went out...
Mexico: The 13 Wonders of Mexico
Ocho Cuartos [ES] writes about the government of Mexico and its attempt to capitalize on the 7 Wonders of the World contest in order to launch a campaign to find...
Brazil: Comparison of Runways Around Latin America
In the aftermath of the airline accident in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ricardo Carreon compares the length of the runway at Congonhas Aiport, the site of the tragedy with other airports...
Thailand: Attractions along the Sky Train
Richard Barrow has posted a guide on exploring Bangkok along the Sky Train route.
Central Europe: Charles Bridge; Carpathian Forests
Belatedly, a link to the post on the 650th anniversary of the Charles Bridge in Prague and the primeval beech forests of the Carpathian – at NvB: Bored in Brno?.
Bahrain: Does A PlayStation 2 Gun Count As A Weapon?
Bahrain's bloggers have moved on this week to comment on a protest held outside the Iranian Embassy in protest against an editorial by Iranian editor Hossein Shariatmadari, which started that Bahrain should become a part of Iran. Others talk about Embassy interviews for Visas, the release of a Guantanamo detainee, why Bahrain is vying to build the highest skyscraper and preparing for the new release of Harry Potter.
