Globespotters: IHT’s Correspondents Blog Paris, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Beyond

Travel Blog  •  Julia Ross  •  06.11.07 | 8:20 AM ET

imageWhen foreign correspondents aren’t chasing down insurgents or dissidents, they’re wandering the back streets of their adopted cities, ferreting out the best croissant in Paris or bike path in Rome. A new travel blog from the International Herald Tribune—dubbed Globespotters—taps into this collective wisdom via posts from reporters in six world cities. In IHT’s words, it’s “an online resource where IHT reporters and editors (and readers too) share up-to-the-minute tips and recommendations about the cities where we live and visit.” So far, it’s a lively mix of local color and tips on things to do. My favorite: Joyce Lau’s take on the expat bacchanal that passes as Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong.

Photo by Harris Graber via Flickr, (Creative Commons).

Tags: Asia, China, Hong Kong, Europe, France, Paris, News and Briefs

Julia Ross is a Washington, DC-based writer and frequent contributor to World Hum. She has lived in China and Taiwan, where she was a Fulbright scholar and Mandarin student. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Time, Christian Science Monitor, Plenty and other publications. Her essay, Six Degrees of Vietnam, was shortlisted for "The Best American Travel Writing 2009."


5 Comments for Globespotters: IHT’s Correspondents Blog Paris, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Beyond

Thomas Crampton 06.11.07 | 12:24 PM ET

Hello Harris,

Thanks for the nod.

Over here at the International Herald Tribune we look forward to hearing what your readers might suggest and will be keeping an eye on your site - Especially for tips like Frank offered on the squatting issue!

Best,

Tom

Thomas Crampton 06.11.07 | 12:26 PM ET

Oops, not Harris. Julia! Sorry.

Frank 06.11.07 | 3:58 PM ET

Glad to be of assistance, Thomas!

Julia Ross 06.11.07 | 10:12 PM ET

Tom, Glad to flag this for World Hum readers. By the way, Maison Kayser just opened its first store here in Taipei. Finding a good croissant in East Asia is a wonderful thing.

Craig of Travelvice.com 11.18.07 | 1:50 PM ET

An enjoyable format, with some good reads

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