Morning Links: R.I.P. Escapes Section, the ‘Dirtiest City in Europe’ and More
Travel Blog • World Hum • 05.04.09 | 8:10 AM ET
- In Washington D.C. tonight, World Hum columnist Eric Weiner will speak with World Hum contributor Pico Iyer about Iyer’s book, “The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.” Tickets are $25 and an RSVP is required.
- A pilot walked away unhurt after his Cessna crash-landed onto “a cushioning group of portable lavatories.”
- For the second year in a row, London has been voted the dirtiest city in Europe in a TripAdvisor poll. The British capital also took the prizes for worst cuisine and worst-dressed locals. Ouch.
- This weekend saw the New York Times go Escapes section-free. (Via @LunaticAtLarge)
- Outside contributing editor Ian Frazier has some advice for all the young adventurers out there: old guys rule.
- Breaking news from the Onion: the unheralded sherpa who led Neil Armstrong to the moon has died at age 71.
- CNN rounds up five roadside “world’s largest” attractions; “Travelers enjoy the noncorporate, somewhat ragged nature of these eclectic attractions,” says an interviewee.
- Today in swine flu news: roughly 70 Mexican passport-holders have been detained and quarantined in China, regardless of their possible exposure to the virus; the Mexican government is sending a plane to retrieve its citizens.
- The Big Picture tackles human landscapes from above.
- Feeling overlooked on the world stage, South Korea is launching a national branding campaign. The Los Angeles Times has an idea for a slogan: “South Korea: Way better than you think it is.”
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Ling 05.04.09 | 10:28 AM ET
I think maybe the Chinese went a little overboard this time to err on the side of caution. The whole world piled on them last time for not taking SARS seriously enough at first.
Chris 05.04.09 | 4:45 PM ET
South Korea’s campaign reminds me of one for New Jersey about a year ago. The big difference is New Jersey actually payed to develop a slogan like the one the LA Times suggested.
Grizzly Bear Mom 05.04.09 | 7:25 PM ET
I was stationed in S Korea, living on the economy, and trained its soldiers and civilians. I was impressed with the Korea work ethic, the beauty of the country, rrespect for elders, etc. It’s slogan then was the land of the morning calm. What is wrong with that? How about a contest, with the winner getting a first class trip to S Korea and then publicizing it? .