Stories about Travel from February, 2010
Russia: Visual Ride On Trans-Siberian Railway Available Online
Google and Russian Railways launched a site allowing everyone to visually experience [ENG] a ride on the Trans-Siberian Railway going from Moscow to Vladivostok, the larges Russian city on the...
Uzbekistan: Entry restricted for Kyrgyz citizens
Kyrgyz blogger writes about Uzbekistan's resitriction to Kyrgyz citizen to visit Uzbekistan more than once in three months.
Mexico: Monarch Butterfly Migration in the Americas
Between Mexico, Northern United States, and Canada the migration of the monarch butterfly has astonished residents and tourists dating back to ancient times, and have played an important part in local traditions.
Suriname: Going Classical
“Displays of architectural components — balustrades, window-frames, garden bird-baths — are not an uncommon sight on the outskirts of many Caribbean cities” – but, reports Nicholas Laughlin for Paramaribo SPAN,...
Russia: Pictures and Videos of Arctic Winter
Russian traveler Dan Kislov (a.k.a. LJ user nub1an) posted [RUS] a video and pictures of the Nenetsky Autonomous District [EN], one of the most perspective oil and gas provinces in...
Bermuda: Not Feeling the Love
Bermudian bloggers weigh in on the island's “Love Festival”.
Syria: Facebook Group to Protest Sanctions on Syrian Air
On Facebook, around 1,300 members to date have joined a group calling for the suspension of US sanctions on Syrian Air saying: “there is no reason to apply any type...
Japan: Snow sculptures at Sapporo Snow Festival 2010
Pink Tentacle posts videos and photos of the snow sculptures at Sapporo Snow Festival 2010.
Trinidad & Tobago: Blood Test vs. Breathalyzer
KnowTnT.com takes issue with a point in the recent amendment to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act: “Nowhere does it state that someone accused of being drunk can volunteer...
Trinidad & Tobago: Working for the Tourist Dollar?
The Liming House is incensed by a campaign from Virgin Atlantic designed to “help the Caribbean”: “Both Virgin and the Travel Foundation appear to think that the only opportunities for...
Sri Lanka: Tamil Diaspora In India
Indrajit Samarajiva met a Sri Lankan in Bangalore, who happens to be a Tamil diaspora, and writes about him.
Czech Republic, Slovakia: Textile Folk Art
Czech and Slovak textile folk art – at CzechFolks.com.
Russia: St. Petersburg Tourist Tax
St Petersblurb writes about the harm that the new tourist tax proposed by St. Petersburg government would do to the city.
Poland: Drainage
Scatts of Polandian posts “a short guide to Polish drainage” – or a saga on how “approximately five hours of [the blogger's] life last Saturday was devoted to trying to...
Barbados: Dangerous Driving
Barbados Free Press reports on a traffic death charge that took 11 years to reach to trial: “Meanwhile the accused…racked up almost two hundred traffic convictions and up until yesterday...
Ukraine: “The Perfect Pickle”
Irina Leonenko shares the story of “her mother's quest for the perfect pickle” at The Pickle Project.
Dominican Republic: Coop Marena Cooperative Hotel
The Coop Marena is a typical resort hotel in the Dominican Republic. However, blogger José Rafael Sosa notes that what sets this hotel apart is that it is a cooperative...
Syria: One More Expat
Anas Qtiesh, shares some thoughts about his new life abroad and what homesickness is, among others.
Poland: Winter Survival Tips
Polandian shares some winter survival tips.
Russia: Photos of Deserted “Zenith” Business Center
IZO links to LJ user sd_group‘s summer 2008 photos (RUS) taken inside the deserted “Zenith” Business Center – “that huge 1990s blue-glass building you see when you come out of...
Bhutan: The $200 Per Day Tour Package
Tshokey at Kuzu – Bhutan Weblog discusses the merits and demerits of the the US $ 200 per day govt. tour package fee imposed on every tourists in Bhutan, which...
