Stories about Travel from July, 2007
Morocco: A Kingly History
While the His Majesty King Mohammed VI is changing the face of the country, former king Mohammed V has been nominated for the title of Righteous Among Nations. More discussion of the royal family, the city of Meknès, and more in this week's Morocco roundup.
Albania: Parliament Construction
Our Man in Tirana writes about the competition for the construction of the new Albanian parliamentary complex.
Russia: “Absurdistan” Review
Music and Life – Everywhere! reviews Gary Shteingart's novel “Absurdistan.”
Turkmenistan: Travelogue
Joshua Kucera just visited Turkmenistan, which he entered rather smoothly from Azerbaijan. Josh visited a burning gas crater, the Museum of Fine Art in the capital Ashgabad, and had a tour guide who wasn't quite getting the numbers right. He also acquainted himself with the (rather barren) local media landscape...
Argentina: Bilingual Travel Blogs
The city of Buenos Aires recently launched a Buenos Aires travel blog calledViajá Buenos Aires [ES] and its english language companion Traveling Buenos Aires.
Eastern Europe: Swedish Blog Update 2007
In his comprehensive review, Vilhelm Konnander writes that, unfortunately, Swedish foreign minister is no longer blogging about Eastern European affairs, but otherwise, "the Swedish blogosphere on Eastern Europe is undergoing expansion and some of the necessary stabilisation to form the dynamic density needed for a blog community. [...] A disadvantage for the international audience is that blogs, with few exceptions, are in Swedish."
India: In Japan
Miles To Go… on being in Japan, and reflecting on traffic, clothes, culture and more.
India: Cambodia and Food
Trivial Matters has a wonderful photo-post on Cambodia and food.
Armenia: Horrific car crash
Observer reports on a horrific car crash near Armenia's capital Yerevan. The old and unrefurbished road connecting Georgia and Armenia is the scene of accidents frequently.
Kyrgyzstan: Double-decker
Bektour is amazed by the sight of an old London double-decker in the streets of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.
Lithuania: “Lituanica” Crash
Lituanica commemorates the 74th anniversary of the Lituanica airplane crash – a feat in the footsteps of Charles Lindbergh.
Morocco: Drop in Number of Tourists
A View from Fez, in Morocco, discusses the drop in the number of tourists during the hot summer months.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: LIAT Woes
Abeni finds out that there is “yet another snag” in regional carrier LIAT's proposed buyout of Caribbean Star – and is not ashamed to admit she's happy about it.
Iraq: Stomach Problems
Neurotic Iraqi Wife writes about stomach troubles in her travels here.
Turkey is Typing…Moving: The Physical and Political
With six days until the parliamentary elections in Turkey, Turkish bloggers this week are avidly watching the news outlets; speculating on the political future of the republic. And while the country prepares for a new political move many seem to be moving themselves as our coverage of the past week of the writings of Turkey illustrate.
Argentina: Using Facebook to Cater to Tourists
Jorge Gobbi of Blog de Viajes [ES] writes about the use of Facebook in relation to the offer of apartment rental
Russia: Sakhalin Photos
Oleg Klimov posts some photos from Sakhalin.
Nepal: In Kathmandu
Teesra Pahiya on driving in an autorickshaw through Kathmandu.
Sudan: Movie Reviews, Being Single, Sudanese Rape Laws & Life Saving Stoves for Darfur
There is quite a lot to cover in this week’s round up of the Sudanese blogosphere: movie reviews, government reshuffle in South Sudan, Darfur Stoves Project, etc. We’ll first start with some Sudanese bloggers’ thoughts on recently released movies.
Jordan: A Day at the Street Market
American Edward Stallard spent a day selling unwanted belongings at a street market in Jordan.
Central Asia: Evil ranking
BordersCA, a blog on borders in Central Asia, is reporting that Turkmenistan is slowly loosing its “Evil-Number-One” status to Uzbekistan. A sign of this are the small, yet continuous changes put in place by the new Turkmen president Berdymukhammedov, such as the removal of the arduous and omnipresent highway passport...