Something’s Rotten in the Kingdom of Wallachia
Travel Blog • Valerie Conners • 10.08.08 | 11:22 AM ET
Fictitious Wallachia Kingdom, a popular tourist venture in the Czech Republic’s Wallachia region, is having a bit of a political coup crisis. Turns out the “king”—who happens to be a trained clown—is suing the “foreign minister” for rights to rule the land. The case has made its way into the actual Czech court system. Yes, this is a supremely weird story. But what do I think is the strangest part?
A man claims he has traveled into the United States—Alaska, to be exact—with a fake Wallachian passport.