Stories about Travel from May, 2008
Ukraine: Europe Day
Ukrainiana posts a huge photo and video report on the celebration on Europe Day in Kyiv.
Ukraine: Anti-Trafficking NGOs
Buffalo Expat writes his travel to eleven Ukrainian cities – and about a case study in Ukrainian anti-trafficking NGOs that he's working on.
Slovakia: American Football
The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia writes about American football in Slovakia.
Serbia: Eurovision and Museum Night
Belgrade and Beyond writes about “Eurovision 2008 in Elbonia & 5th Museum night” in Serbia's capital.
Ukraine, Russia: More May 9 Photos
May 9 photos from St. Petersburg – at Russian Kafe; from Kyiv – at Moscow Through Brown Eyes and Greetings from Kyiv.
Poland: The Liban Quarry, Schindler, and Sendler
Polandian visits the Liban Quarry and posts pictures: “In 1992 Steven Spielberg built a replica of the Nazi’s Płaszów Labor Camp for his movie Schindler’s List. The remains of this highly realistic set can still be seen today a short distance from the center of Krakow.” In the comments section,...
Caucasus: US Immigration
Social Science in the Caucasus examines statistics released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service on the number of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas issued to citizens from the three South Caucasus countries. According to that data, Armenia has the most number of visas issued with Georgia second and Azerbaijan third.
Trinidad & Tobago: Maxi-ing Out
“Like politics, maxi travel has a morality of its own”: Ramblings and Reason provides a few tips on surviving travel by “maxi-taxi” in Trinidad and Tobago.
Czech Republic: Travel
The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks posts a report on a bicycle trip “through the protected landscape area up to Litovel.” The Czech Daily Word writes about the oldest pharmacy in Central Europe; the Brno Dam and the Veveri Castle; and the panelaky buildings that many Czechs live in.
Laos: Vietnam War bombs in ricefields
MirmurR is surprised to learn that some Lao farmers are not using some of the fields for their crops because they find more and more bombs dropped by the U.S. during the Vietnam War which can explode, injure or kill them.
Dubai: Whales and Planktons
Jordanian blogger Sha3teely is in Dubai for a few days and shares his feelings and some photographs in this post. “This trip simply showed me how much poor, unimportant, dispensable and small creature I am… it showed me how big is the world and how far are we. It showed...
Haiti, USA: Food Riots and a Wedding
Haitian blogger kiskeácity is moved by former Village Voice writer Gary Dauphin's musings about Haiti and Haitianness and links to his latest piece on the food crisis “through the eyes and stories of various relatives who have traveled from Haiti to the US to attend (a) wedding…”
Cuba: Why?
Both Uncommon Sense and Ninety miles away…in another country blog about José Manuel Caraballo Bravo's “rumination on the decided aversion to all things y on the part of the Havana ‘Commission'”.
Japan: Yushukan Museum
Adamu blogs about his visit to a Shinto Shrine, Yasukuni Jinja, and Yushukan Museum. The Shrine is dedicated to Japan’s war dead while the museum displays the military history of modern Japan through World War II.
Iran: An American artist in Tehran
Homeyra writes that a solo exhibition by the Iran-based American artist Kristen Alvanson, will be held in Tehran on Friday, May 23. Her new work includes nomadic fabric chador (Persian veil) sculptures.
Fiji: Blog Roundup
Failedparadise carries a round-up of Fijian blogosphere with links to notable posts from the last two weeks.
Ukraine: Lviv Photos
Photos from Lviv, Ukraine – by LJ user touchy-blaze – here and here (text in Russian).
Kuwait: The Blind Leading the Blind
From Kuwait, Desert Girl writes about a website which tells expatriates what to expect in countries they will be moving to. She comments: “I think a lot of newcomers are being misinformed by well-intentioned people that don't really understand. It is a matter of the blind-leading-the-blind.”
Lebanon: Stuck in Beirut
Lebanese Mark, who lives in Kuwait, says he is stuck in Beirut. He explains: “Looks like I am stuck in Beirut. The airport is closed and doesn’t look like its going to open anytime soon if anything it looks like there will be a war with hezbollah. Now I am...
Ukraine: Crimea Photos
Photos from Crimea, Ukraine – by LJ user miiish (text in Russian).
Ukraine: Berdychiv Photos
Photos from the Ukrainian town of Berdychiv – by LJ user mihato (text in Russian).