Stories about Travel from July, 2006
USA, Cayman Islands: Travelling with ammo
Mad Bull discusses a Cayman Compass news article about an American couple who travelled from Detroit to Grand Cayman via Miami with an unlicensed handgun and ammunition in their luggage: “What is also interesting is the ’slap on the wrist’ that the man who brought the weapon in got! I...
Afghan Whispers: Insecurity & Racism
A few Afghan bloggers talked about insecurity in country and recent bomb explosions. We look at a few of them. Insecurity Afghan Lord talks about daily violence in Afghanistan. The blogger gives us the details about three consecutive days of violenc. He writes, On 3rd of July, a time bomb...
China: the special ticket to Tibet
HanSong, a science story writer in China posts an excrept of his fiction “the special ticket to Tibet” (zh). Joel Martinsen in Danwei has an introduction and translation.
Blog buzz from India: Religion, politics and Monsoon
Religion, politics, monsoons etc. etc.
Serbia: Tourism
Belgrade Blog posts a rough translation of an article on tourism that appeared in a Serbian publication: “Some tourists complain that portions are too large in our restaurants. Often they are double the size of what you receive in Western eateries […]”
Caribbean: Reimbursing US travellers
Simone Champagnie reports that, in light of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative on January 1, 2007, the Caribbean is “looking at implementing a program by which the destinations will offer to reimburse Americans visiting them for the cost of the passports required to reenter the US.”
Tajikstan: Travel Blogs
Vadim surveys blogs about or posting on travel in Tajikstan.
Serbia: Mobile Phones in Kosovo
Wu Wei writes about what it was like to be a mobile phone consumer in Kosovo and reports that the situation may soon change for the better.
China: Tibet Railroad
China inaugurated the Tibet railroad on July 1. Mainland blogger like Bingfengteahouse believes that it is a truely blessing for Tibetian. However, The China Confidential comments that “Tibetans are rapidly becoming an underclass in their own country as a result of the government-sponsored Chinese influx and persecution of Tibetans“. A...
Russia: Vladimir Putin Mini-Roundup
Alex(ei) of The Russian Dilettante's Weblog writes about what Vladimir Putin is doing to Russia and what could be done to Vladimir Putin. Vilhelm Konnander reports on “Putin's power purge” that wasn't. Sean Guillory writes about “Putin A” and “Putin B” and other theories of Russia's development. Yuri Mamchur of...
Russia: Metro Photos
W. Shedd of The Accidental Russophile posts a link to a collection of unique photos of the Moscow Metro by LJ user russos: “He makes a point to say that he won't answer questions about where his images are made, or what they specifically might show. He also adds that...
Latvia: U.S. Visas For EU Members
All About Latvia highlights a contradiction much talked about in the EU now: “Citizens of Britain, for example, can travel to the U.S. without any visa, while citizens of Latvia cannot. Yet, citizens of Latvia can travel to the U.K. visa free. That simply does not make sense.”
Serbia: Pop Culture Appearances
Rachel of Pustolovina: Adventure in Serbian lists a couple of Serbia's pop culture appearances.
