Stories about Travel from August, 2007
Montenegro: Tips for Travellers
Belgrade 2.0 offers a few tips on how to have a good time in Montenegro.
Serbia: SMS Templates
Anegdote shares a joke on the default SMS templates localized for Serbia; here's one item: “Turn on the news, a war is starting.”
Albania: Poetic Grammar
Wu Wei attempts to study some Albanian grammar and concludes that Albanians “must spend a lot of time dreaming or writing poetry.”
Dubai: Home Away from Home
Dubai-based Seabee gives us a list of who's who, who have made Dubai their homes in recent years.
Peru: Fragile Tourist Destinations
Touristic patrimony is often fragile, writes Jorge Gobbi of Blog de Viajes [ES] in reference to the destruction of some of the natural formations in Paracas, Peru.
Morocco: An Introduction to Peace Corps Bloggers
Morocco is home to a rather diverse group of English-language bloggers, as I'm sure you have observed. While many are native Moroccans utilizing their English skills and still others are expatriate teachers or workers, there is another unique group obvious from the tagline which their organization requires they post on their blogs: "Any written message or photo provided on this blog site does not represent the views or opinions of the U.S. Peace Corps or any other institution."
Argentina: Carpooling Match Site
Blog Pasa en Buenos Aires [ES] writes about a new site called Comparte Coche [ES], which is a way for commuters into the city of Buenos Aires to find carpooling...
Estonia: Gay Pride in Tallinn
All About Latvia shares his thoughts on Tallinn and the Gay Pride Parade there.
India: In Ladakh
Feringhee: The India Diaries finds herself in Leh, Ladakh, and writes a post full of random observations.
Jamaica: Musical Island
“Jamaica is a country of music” – and it fascinates Francis Wade.
Barbados, St. Vincent: Sloppy Service from LIAT
Barbados Free Press reports that even the St. Vincent Prime Minister is concerned about the “sloppy service” of LIAT, a main regional carrier, while Notes from the Margin says: “In...
Missing Jordan
Secratea from Jordan missed seeing her family over the summer, thanks to school work.
Moldova: Migrant Workers & Economy
According to TOL's Moldova Matters, “Moldova is ranked second in the world after Togo, in the list of countries with economies that depend on money sent from abroad” by Moldovan...
Belarus: Andrei Liankevich
TOL's Belarus writes about Belarusian photographer Andrei Liankevich's exhibition in Dresden.
Ukraine: Olga Pylnyk
Olechko posts a note on Olga Pylnyk, an artist from Lviv.
Thailand: Tallest Peak in South East Asia
BISEAN publishes pictures and heights of the top ten highest mountain peaks in order to dispel the myth created by travel agents that Mount Kinabalu in Sabah is the tallest...
Ukraine: More Sketches From Lviv
Olechko is in Lviv again – and is posting her lovely sketched of the city.
Russia: St. Pete Pics; A. Kostia's Short Story
Random pictures from St. Petersburg, including one of a pub called Puberty – at Megan Case's blog. Also, a translation of A. Kostia's short story, Mama.
Trinidad & Tobago: Bake & Shark
“I am always very curious to see what people say about Trinidad and Tobago. Not because I want to see their view so much as I am interested to see...
Dominica: Earth Bag Home
Joanna's Eco Travel Blog is pleased to find an earth bag house being built in Dominica: “The idea of an Earth Bag home is that it is resistant to extreme...
Russia: Bomb Derails Train
A passenger train on its way from Moscow to St. Petersburg was derailed Monday night by a homemade bomb set along railroad tracks. No one was killed, but some 60 passengers of the more than 230 on board were injured, at least three of them seriously. For a while, Russian bloggers were ahead of the Russian media on this story.
