World Hum’s Most Read: Aug. 30-Sept. 5

What We Loved This Week: Jose Feliciano, Rub’ al Khali and Raw Oysters

Don’t Be Cruel: Traveling ‘Elvis’ Draws Attention, Groans

It’s Not Easy Being Green and Crucified

A Tourist With a Shovel and a Hoe

When she arrived in Kenya to volunteer with the Maasai, Daniela Petrova looked down her nose at tourists there to have a good time. But was her own motivation much different?

How Should I Spend My Time in Spain?

Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel

Paul Theroux: Invisible Man on a Ghost Train

Jim Benning asks the author of “Ghost Train to the Eastern Star” about his new book, aging and the challenge of disappearing in the age of the BlackBerry

Eat Ceviche in Lima

Grab a Cusqueña and get comfortable. As Nicholas Gill explains, a trip to a Peruvian cevichería can be an all-day immersion in good conversation and raw seafood.

Unsentimental Journeys: Wrestling With Paul Theroux

Bronwen Dickey considers “Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Great Railway Bazaar”

My Travels, My Feet

After taking one too many headless torso shots of herself, solo traveler Sophia Dembling started snapping photos of her feet around the world, from the Grand Canyon to Red Square

Seven Reasons to Have a Foreign Fling

Sure, having an overseas romance is fun. But Terry Ward points out seven other benefits to cross-border love, mon petit chou.

‘High in Hell’: Chewing Khat in Djibouti

I’m sold. Hook me up with a khat dealer, world hum.

They have a beautiful khat bush growing at the USBG.

Dear The Editors,

I am Henok Tilahun, a General Manager of Khat Exporting company that is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As it is already known, Ethiopian Khat is clean from any unwanted chemical; i.e. it is perfectly natural and of highest quality. We have all the available brands and our capacity for supply is immense.

Please, provide us the names and addresses of potential importers in your country and we are ready to supply it in whatever amount needed.

By the way, we have all the necessary legal permit to export the product from Ethiopia and we look forward to hear from you soon. Thank you in advance for all your support.

With best regards,

Henok Tilahun

General Manager

Iam interested in doing with this company. Please forward my e mail adress

Thank you