Morning Links: For the Love of Fugu, Chocolate Sherpa and More
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 04.02.09 | 9:26 AM ET
- Do you fugu? According to this Japanese chef, the potentially deadly blowfish is getting a bad rap.
- Chocolate Sherpa is making the Himalayan world a better place, one chocolate bar at a time.
- Concierge has the lowdown on getting high on kava in Fiji—and details on a few other mind-altering vacations.
- The Frugal Traveler loves him some Twitter travel help.
- What happened when Bangladeshi immigrants tried to carve a Little Bangladesh out of the middle of Los Angeles’ Koreatown?
- The Las Vegas Sun has a graphic map showing the evolution of the Las Vegas strip, decade by decade, since 1930.
- Here’s one writer’s take on how glossy travel magazines are—or are not—adjusting their coverage amid the economic troubles.
- The newly minted YouTube Symphony Orchestra is going to play Carnegie Hall. Rock on.
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Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
Ling 04.02.09 | 9:50 AM ET
That’s just great - get the sherpas hooked on Godiva. It’s a Swiss conspiracy to market their products in the Himalayas. :)
Jim Benning 04.02.09 | 10:20 AM ET
And speaking of glossy travel mags and the economy, Outside magazine’s woes are covered in Media Bistro today:
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/exclusive_outside_plagued_by_layoffs_late_payments_to_freelancers_112918.asp