Stories about Travel from April, 2010
Uruguay: Online Entry and Exit Forms for Travelers
There are now online forms on the website of the International Airport in Montevideo, Uruguay, making it easier for travelers to fill out entry/exit and customs forms in advance. However, Chino of the blog Tan Conectados [es] writes that it is not very user-friendly.
Cuba: Confiscated
Generation Y recreates possible reasons why copies of her book, Cuba Libre, were confiscated.
Colombia: Motorbikes in Medellín
Colombia Passport takes a look at the role and statistics of motorbikes in Medellín, Colombia.
Russia: Expat Bloggers List
Ru_travel community tries to make a list of expat bloggers who live in the most distant parts of the world. Russophone bloggers found in New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and even Antarctica.
Understanding an Indonesian address
Spektrum Pemikiranku blogs about how to read an Indonesian address.
Singapore: Tourism ad questioned
DK questions the appearance of a U.S. citizen in a Singapore tourism video ad.
Singapore: Fear of new immigrants
Christopher Ong explains why it is “rational” for many Singaporeans to fear the entry of new immigrants in Singapore.
Brunei: Playing chess on Mt. Everest
Members of the Brunei Chess Federation plan to become the first Bruneians to set foot at the base camp of Mt. Everest. They also plan to play chess on the world's highest mountain.
Sri Lanka: On Military Tourism
“The war is over and civilians can hop Air Force flights now.” Indrajit Samarajiva at Indi.ca writes about a personal experience of military tourism in Sri Lanka.
Morocco: Photos of Meknés
Marie of Près du Puits takes us on a photo journey of Meknés in this post.
Bahamas: Building Art
“The artists will convert 15 buildings on the current eyesore list into splashes of color depicting Bahamian themes”: Repeating Islands reports that the Bahamas will be transforming “more than a dozen historic and prominent downtown buildings into vibrant works of art.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Zoo Lander
“I am always hesitant to go to a zoo, since I always feel that animals should be kept on reserves if not in their natural habitat. That being said, I liked the way that this zoo used the natural landscape, working around the trees and hills to create the enclosures...
Qatar: Expats outraged by plans to scrap visa-on-arrival policy
Effective May 1, Qatar plans to scrap its visa-on-arrival policy for dozens of nations currently exercising the option. Dismayed expats worry about seeing their families and predict that the additional paperwork will deter tourists from visiting the tiny Gulf country.
Laos: Morning Market in Vientiane
Sao Darly posts pictures of bargain products for sale at Talat Sao or Morning Market in Vientiane, Laos.
Russia: “March Elegy”
Anna Akhmatova's poem and some memories of the Moscow subway and the Park Kultury station where the second of the two March 29 blasts occurred – at Poemless: “In the Metro, you could buy a puppy and take the puppy to the vet, have its prescriptions filled, buy some lingerie...
