Stories about Travel from June, 2007
Jamaica: Homophobia and Tourism
Francis Wade wonders whether the signals Jamaica is sending to the international community about its position on homosexuality is having an adverse affect on the island's image.
Malaysia: Comparing Malaysia and Singapore
Being neighbors and having similar history and culture, Singapore and Malaysia get compared all the time. Esther, A Malaysian, having visited Singapore recently blogs her own take. (via Tomorrow.sg)
Afghanistan: Charms of Bamiyan
Kabul Diary writes on a visit to Bamiyan and the charm of the people who live there.
Serbia: Asne Seierstad's Book
Bosnia Blog and Bosnia Vault review Asne Seierstad's book about Serbia.
Russia: Landslide in the Valley of Geysers
A detailed report, in Russian AND in English, with photos, on the June 3 landslide that damaged much of Kamchatka's Valley of Geysers – by LJ user spanishflyer (Andrei Leonov).
Former Soviet Union: Victims of Communism Memorial
As the Victims of Communism Memorial opens Washington, D.C., J. Otto Pohl lists “the nationalities deported in their virtual entirety by the Soviet government from their homelands to distant areas of the USSR”: “In total they numbered nearly 2,000,000 people. Over 500,000 of them or more than one in four...
Moldova: Chisinau
Music and Life – Everywhere! writes about Moldova's capital Chisinau.
Bahamas: Crime & Tourism
“Earth to the Caribbean … why would anyone want to visit if one does not feel safe!” Scared Monkeys is concerned about the Bahamas’ rising crime rates in tourist areas.
Vietnam: Food Recommendation in Hue
Vietnamese God is traveling in Hue, the old capital city of Vietnam. The blogger has some pictures of local food and restaurant recommendations.
Iraqi Blogger Immigrating to Canada
“I thank my friends who expressed concern about my fate. Well, my life and that of my family is in a state of great upheaval and flux at the moment. I have at last succumbed to a life long temptation that I have resisted for many, many years. At last...
Russia: Knockoff Fashion
Darkness at Noon writes about knockoff fashion in Moscow.
Russia: Quick Links
“There are so many blogs out there churning out good stories that sometimes I just can’t keep up,” writes Siberian Light and posts a few quick links to his current favorites.
Russia: CoffeeMania
Two-Zero writes about his favorite Moscow coffee house: CoffeeMania on Bolshaya Nikitskaya.
Peru: Culinary Adventures in Lima
Alejandro of Peru Food chronicles the first three days of his culinary adventures to various restaurants in Lima, which includes details of his customary tradition of visiting Café Haiti for his first meal after arriving in Peru. Here he always orders the dish Lomo Saltado.
Haiti: Impressions of Haiti
“I spent a good number of hours in the country trying to come to terms that this magical western portion of Hispaniola was not living up to all the negative hype too often attached to the greater Haiti.” Adrienne Wilson posts the last in her series of articles about her...
Ukraine: Berestechko
Olechko re-visits Berestechko, the site of the 1651 historical battle, for the first time since a school trip many years ago.
Malaysia: Religious Scholars in Tourism Industry
A Malaysian minister is proposing that Malaysian students attending religious schools in Egypt master Arabic language. The minister hopes that they will be able to serve the tourism industry in Malaysia. Malaysia has seen number of Arab tourists increase in recent years. MarinaM does not like this idea. “Nor do...
Nicaragua: The One Photo that Everyone Takes
Our Man in Granada links to several common Flickr photos that all visitors seem to take when in Granada.
Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago: UK Travel Advisory
In response to the UK issuing a travel advisory about Trinidad and Tobago in the wake of the JFK terror plot, Bajan Reporter says: “I am not saying that anywhere is peaceful and idyllic, but to jump on a bandwagon because the American media have found a few fringe lunatics…is...
Iran:Iranian government cancels women's football game in Berlin
Haji Kensington says [Fa]that Iranian government cancels Iranian women's football game in Berlin.The blogger asks why Ahmadinejad,Iranian president, is so afraid of cultural exchange? You can find an article about this story in English with a photo here.
Tajikistan: Hyatt Dushanbe
Vadim reports on the announcement that Hyatt will be opening a hotel in Dushanbe, and he says that he hopes this will encourage local hoteliers to improve their services.