Stories about Travel from October, 2009
Bahamas: Crimes Against Tourists
Tourists are held at gunpoint, prompting Rick Lowe at Weblog Bahamas to ask: “What will the ramifications be to our tourist industry? How do we get this under control? Only time will tell, and obviously we only have ourselves to blame, but what have we become?”
Safeguarding the world's cultural heritage
Many organisations working to preserve global cultural heritage - both tangible and intangible - have been using online media to support their efforts.
Dominican Republic: Restricted Access to the Beaches?
Many beachgoers in the Dominican Republic are worried that the new Constitutional Article will restrict public access to beaches by giving more rights to private owners.
Ukraine: Kyiv Market
A few photos from a Kyiv market – at Greetings from Kyiv.
Trinidad & Tobago: Following the Law
A blatant traffic violation in Trinidad and Tobago prompts This Beach Called Life to say: “We are so accustomed to what is wrong we have no idea what is right or red.”
Suriname: Experiencing Suriname
Paramaribo SPAN features the work of video artist Maartje Jaquet, who documents her time in Suriname via a Flickr photoset.
Cuba: Yoani Sanchez Denied Visa
Havana Times reports that Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez has been denied a visa to leave the island, even though she “continues to be allowed to publish her Generation Y page with her acrid criticisms of the Cuban government”; diaspora blogger Uncommon Sense says that shouldn't stop people from honouring her:...
Barbados: Crime Spree
“The end of a murderous weekend has the Royal Barbados Police Force advising members of the public to avoid walking alone in secluded areas and to exercise care when anyone approaches their property”: Barbados Free Press is “at a loss to explain how our BLP and DLP governments allowed things...
Guatemala: The Caves of Candelaria Camposanto
The caves of Candelaria Camposanto are a tourist attraction in Northern Guatemala, and Nelson Benjamín Pérez shares photographs of a trip inside these caves [es].
Romania: More Tips for Tourists
Csíkszereda Musings writes about “5 places that tourists to Romania often visit but shouldn't really bother with.”
Barbados: Public Transport Safety
29 passengers are injured as the wheels come off a public transportation bus as it brakes, causing Barbados Free Press to ask: “How many other buses are in similar precarious condition? What is the Transport Board going to do to ensure that its buses are safe?”
Barbados: Take Note
B.C. Pires posts notes supposedly passed between Caricom leaders during the Caricom Single Market & Economy meeting: “I certify theses notes as authentic: I made them up myself.”
Russia: Yamal Peninsula Photos
LJ user drugoi highlights (RUS) Denis Sinyakov's photo report from the Yamal Peninsula.
Russia: ‘Cirque du Soleil’ Founder, a Space Tourist
RussianKafe writes about Guy Laliberte, Cirque du Soleil founder – and “the 7th space tourist to be launched into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.”
Romania: Tourist Attractions
Csíkszereda Musings writes about some of Romania's tourist attractions.
Estonia: Apples
Itching for Eestimaa writes about October, “the month when people are busy trying to think of creative ways to get rid of the avalanche of apples in their backyards.”
Czech Republic: Pelhřimov
The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks writes about “a pilgrimage to Pelhřimov.”
Abkhazia, Kosovo: Not an Option on Facebook, Dopplr, LibraryThing
Eternal Remont writes about the launch of two “pro-independence Abkhaz” groups on Facebook – where “Abkhazia is not a country option.” Wu Wei reports on similar problems with Pristina, Kosovo, on LibraryThing and Dopplr.
Serbia: Grand Backa Canal
GV Author Sinisa Boljanovic writes about Grand Backa Canal and Serbia's environmental problems at Th!nk About It, a European blogging competition site.
Czech Republic: “History for Sale”
The Czech Daily Word writes about “history for sale” – and not for sale – in the Czech Republic.
Barbados: Seizing Opportunity
Living in Barbados thinks that “one of the wrong turns that Caribbean countries made in recent decades was to put so many of their eggs into the tourism basket.”
