Africa

Overhyped, Unspoiled, and Underground

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Here’re three interesting pieces with ideas and opinions about where and where not to spend precious vacation time. The first, from the pages of Foreign Policy, details five places that don’t live up their (former) promise: “The World’s Most Overhyped Vacation Spots”.
Then Matador Trips offers some alternative destinations to avoid the crush of the fourth [...]

Dubious Destinations

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

While Yahoo! Travel recently posted its list “Best Scenic Drives in the US”, the BBC World Service examined China’s preparation for this year’s summer Olympics which’ll take place in and around Beijing in a timely documentary series. The broadcasts, “Countdown to the Olympics”, presented an investigation of continued religious persecution and political and economic disenfranchisement [...]

New Wonders

Monday, July 16th, 2007

For something that’s officially unofficial, the announcement of the New Seven Wonders of the world drew a lot of press over the last few weeks. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the appropriate body who might oversee a process such as this one, has denied its participation. The idea is more more [...]