Destination: Iraq
Three U.S. Travelers Detained in Iran
by Eva Holland | 08.03.09 | 10:59 AM ET
Apparently, they were hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan and wandered over the poorly marked border. One of the three, Sarah Shourd, is a contributor over at Brave New Traveler.
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Yahoo! BuzzSeven Images to Inspire Wanderlust: From Nicaragua to New Delhi
by World Hum | 06.05.09 | 9:26 AM ET
REUTERS Indulge your armchair traveler with seven wanderlust-inspiring travel photos from around the world
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Risky Business: Playing the Numbers Game
by Eric Weiner | 03.27.09 | 9:49 AM ET
REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani On the intersection of place, politics and culture
Morning Links: Venice Cokes Up, an Epic (Paper) Plane Video and More
by Michael Yessis | 02.25.09 | 9:44 AM ET
- A Turkish Airlines 737 crashed in Amsterdam. The AP reports nine people were killed.
- Iraq’s National Museum—the one famously looted in the early stages of the Iraq war—reopened.
- Venice turns to Coke to “safeguard its artistic heritage.”
- The landslide winner of Freakonomics’ contest to find a six-word motto for the U.S.: We Are Too Big to Fail.
- Video: One hell of a paper airplane flight—with a quick glimpse of a New York landmark. (via Very Short List)
- Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” has a new Facebook application.
- The Economist on “the first British-built steam train in almost 50 years.”
- Felipe Fernández-Armesto on the 1,047 page Encyclopedia of Exploration 1850 to 1940. (via Passport)
- ESPN sideline reporter Stacey Dales apparently quit her job because she didn’t want to fly coach. Boo hoo, right? There may be more to the story—Dales hasn’t confirmed the initial report.
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Morning Links: God and Jerry Springer in Italy, a Tourist in Falluja and More
by Michael Yessis | 02.09.09 | 8:33 AM ET
- Tom Miller examines how the way of life on the U.S.-Mexico border is “under siege.”
- An Italian man went to Falluja and declared, “I am a tourist.”
- The fires in Australia continue to rage. Here’s a map.
- Joe Leahy looks at Mumbai’s “experimental” music scene.
- Rick Moody looks at why Sonoran Arizona has produced its share of interesting and rather strange bands. (Via The Morning News)
- Here’s a list of the world’s most stylish hotel design details.
- Expat workers in Dubai have been abandoning their luxury cars at the airport and heading home.
- Lost your job? Tim Leffel suggests going abroad and teaching English.
- God and Jerry Springer vacation in Italy.
- Two Americans have been charged with barbecuing iguana in the Bahamas. They were busted after posting photos of their ‘cue on Facebook.
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Morning Links: City Bans Apostrophes, Russians in Goa and More
by Michael Yessis | 01.30.09 | 8:06 AM ET
- Russians heart Goa.
- But how will the free-falling ruble affect Russian travelers—and travel to Russia?
- The Fortune Cookie Chronicles writer Jennifer 8. Lee collects toothpaste from her travels.
- Slideshow: Inspired by brothels in Pakistan.
- “Bread for the World ” and “The United States of Europe” highlight Rick Steves’ MVBs. I believe that means his most-valued books.
- Charles Darwin’s house: Future World Heritage site?
- In Slate’s latest Well-Traveled, June Thomas asks: “Am I too frivolous for Japan?”
- An Italian city in Tuscany says no to ethnic restaurants in its central district.
- Tikrit unveiled a shoe sculpture to honor the Iraqi journalist who threw his footwear at former U.S. President Bush.
- PEE. SUX. BOO. Just three of the funniest airport codes from around the world.
- In the U.K., the Birmingham City Council banished apostrophes from its road and street signs. The Apostrophe Protection Society says, “It seems retrograde, dumbing down really. It is setting a very bad example.” I agree, and I’m sure the typo vigilantes do, too.
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U.S. Grants $13 Million to Iraq’s Looted National Museum
by Valerie Conners | 10.20.08 | 2:36 PM ET
The grant will be used to rebuild the National Museum and restore its collection, which was looted after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Its estimated that 15,000 artifacts—including priceless items from ancient Mesopotamia—went missing at that time; some 6,000 pieces have since been returned.
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* Abu Ghraib to Become a Museum
Photo of Mesopotamian figure by rosemanios via Flickr (Creative Commons).
Abu Ghraib to Become a Museum
by Eva Holland | 09.08.08 | 10:13 AM ET
The infamous Iraqi prison, which was used as a torture site under Saddam Hussein’s rule before achieving notoriety in more recent years, is now destined to become a museum detailing the crimes committed during Hussein’s rule, the Iraqi government has announced. Interestingly, notes the CBC: “There’s no mention in the announcement whether the abuses by U.S. soldiers will be covered in the museum’s exhibitions.”
Rocking Islam and the Middle East
by Ben Keene | 07.29.08 | 12:02 PM ET
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In spite of my power pop predilections, I’m excited to get my hands on a copy of Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam, a new book by history professor Mark LeVine. The New York Times praised the book for offering “the hit-and-run pleasures of a lively road trip.” The book will eventually be complemented by a film, although few details are available online as of yet.
R.I.P. 64 Journalists
by Jim Benning | 12.18.07 | 4:00 PM ET
That’s the number of journalists killed around the globe this year—the most in over a decade. Not surprisingly, Iraq claimed more lives than any other country, 31, nearly all of them Iraqi. “Somalia was ranked the second deadliest country with seven journalists deaths in 2007,” Reuters reports. “Sri Lanka and Pakistan each recorded five journalists deaths, and Afghanistan and Eritrea each had two deaths.” One positive note: For the first time in more than a decade, there wasn’t a single reporter murdered in Colombia. Could it be further evidence of this?
The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: Less Money, More Adventure
by Michael Yessis | 08.10.07 | 2:54 PM ET
Lisbon, Portugal (pictured) and the rest of Europe are top of mind this week—particularly Europe on the cheap. The Big Apple, the debut of Virgin America and the Island of Tiki round out the Zeitgiest. Have a look.
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Lisbon, Portugal
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10 Ways to Keep Europe Within Reach
* We’ve unearthed some fine tips, too.
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10 Ways to Keep Europe Within Reach
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Beautiful Places with Tony Farley
* This week: North Dome
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James Teitelbaum: Escape to the Isle of Tiki
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New York Shopping: The Best of the Big Apple
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How I Scored a New U.S. Passport in One Day
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Virgin America Returns the Frills to Flying
UNESCO Adds Three Sites to Danger List, Names Next World Book Capital
by Michael Yessis | 07.10.07 | 11:14 AM ET
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has had a busy few weeks. Not only was it busy issuing a press release claiming no affiliation with the new seven wonders, during meetings in Christchurch, New Zealand, the group added the Galapagos and their surrounding marine reserve; Samarra, Iraq; and Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park to its list of endangered World Heritage sites. Two more sites—the Royal Palaces of Abomey, Benin and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal—were removed from the Danger List.
The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: From Baghdad to Tom Sawyer Island
by Jim Benning | 05.25.07 | 6:40 PM ET
The Zeitgeist spans the globe this week, as travelers consider daredevil skiing, the world’s most dangerous city and changes to an old-media island.
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For Daredevil Skiing, the Season Is Now
* It’s slush-time at Tuckerman Ravine in New Hampshire
Best Tourists in the World
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Japanese tourists
* And the worst: French tourists
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One Day in the World’s Most Dangerous City
* A snapshot of a day in Baghdad from Spiegel Online
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Landing of Airbus A380 jet at LAX should be huge
* Seriously? Talk about old news.
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Disney’s Tom Sawyer Island: Too Old Media for 2007
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Five hidden, affordable beach destinations
* No, Mexico City’s faux playa didn’t make the list
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* Promising “free and accurate airfare predictions”
The Critics: ‘Bad Lands: A Tourist on the Axis of Evil’
by Michael Yessis | 04.24.07 | 10:57 AM ET
It’s not a new idea, visiting the countries U.S. President George W. Bush dubbed the “Axis of Evil.” Ben Anderson, for instance, did it several years ago, and the BBC broadcast several programs based on his travels. Now Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler has written “Bad Lands: A Tourist on the Axis of Evil,” in which he chronicles his travels through Bush’s original three “axis” countries—Iran, Iraq and North Korea—plus Afghanistan, Albania, Burma, Cuba, Libya and Saudi Arabia.
The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: The Explorers
by Michael Yessis | 02.02.07 | 9:38 AM ET
Travelers appear top of mind this week, not destinations. The journeys of Daisann McLane, Bill Bryson, Paulina Porizkova, Martin Sargent, celebrity watchers and Dora the Explorer lead off the Zeitgeist.
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Daisann McLane: ‘Learning Cantonese’ in Hong Kong
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Travel Song Medley by Dora the Explorer
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World Hum (this week)
Paulina Porizkova: A Model Traveler
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Oscars Tourism: Celebrity Sightings and a Hotel Within Gawking Distance of the Red Carpet
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
* We like this book.
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Area-Daily.com Launches
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Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
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A Walk in the Woods
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Martin Sargent: Web Drifter
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