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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, an accordion, 'Elvis' and Johnny Cash
Afghanistan wants you, but you might want to wait
A Tourist Information Center was just erected in Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley. Customer service lessons are in progress – already making the region friendlier than most airlines – but it may take some time before Afghanistan is ready for regular visits. After ...Five Destinations for the "Super-Adventurous"
The Wall Street Journal has put together a list of five travel destinations that they deem are for the "super-adventurous" amongst us. They label these places as scary, saying that most travelers wouldn't venture anywhere near them, but for the adventure traveler who has ...Afghan wildlife refuge: no hand grenade fishing
Afghanistan is going green. The war-torn country has declared Band-e-Amir its first conservation area. While it may be premature to book your trip to this spectacle, at least there's hope that you'll get to enjoy it someday.
Band-e-Amir, like the rest of Afghanistan, has ...A dozen lucky people are going to Afghanistan!
Bored with the usual travel fare? Get in touch with Poland-based Logos Travel, and you could find yourself in Afghanistan for two weeks. All 12 spots have been purchased – at prices of up to $3,700 each. Poland's Foreign Ministry doesn't think this is a bright idea, ...Gadling Take FIVE Week of March - April 3
Perhaps you noticed our annual April Fool's offerings. Although there are some odd TRUE stories here at Gadling every once in awhile--sometimes daily, nothing this past Wednesday was true. At least, I don't think China is planning to put an escalator up Mt. Everest.
Here ...Afghanistan, an accordion, 'Elvis' and Johnny Cash
Destination on the Edge: Kabul
While the wealthy winter on St. Barth's and in St. Tropez, the adventurous need something a little different. Instead of settling for the mundane, invest in the time of your life. Go to Afghanistan. For those with an addiction to thrill, the definition of "luxury" is ...Cruise deal for US military folks: It's free
To thank the US military personnel who are currently serving in the military in Iraq or Afghanistan--or have served in these two countries this past year, Discovery Cruise lines is offering a free one-day cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Grand Bahama. This is a repeat offer ...Great American Road Trip: Travel books for the road-3 of 4: So Many Enemies, so Little Time
#3. So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places--Elinor Burkett
When I chose this book as one of my road trip to Montana books, the title caught my attention. As an American woman, also hooked on travel, I wanted to delve into someone else's ...Hulk Hogan, Osama Bin Laden and a pair of Red Wings
I heard part of an interview with Morgan Spurlock, the creator of the documentary, "Where in the World is Osama bin Laden" yesterday. The film, which opens today, sounds as if it might be more travelogue with a twist of the Middle East. Spurlock visits places as varied as ...Prince Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan, says "I don't like England much"
Though it's been kept a secret by the British media, Prince Harry has been on active duty in Afghanistan since December. The news finally leaked out yesterday on the Drudge Report, and British officials have decided that, due to security concerns, the 23-year-old prince will ...World's oldest oil paintings found in Afghanistan
Forget Europe, the world's oldest oil painting was just recently found in the caves of the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan. The Bamiyan Valley was originally famous for its 1,500 year old Buddha statues that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, but a team of scientists from ...A thousand splendid "truths" about Afghanistan
This weekend, I was talking to some friends about the increasing popularity of all those fiction bestsellers from other countries, namely Khaled Hosseini's "Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns". People like reading them in part because Hosseini is a good writer, but ...New, tasteful hit in China: Osama bin Laden-shaped candy
The things people make money on in this world are quite amazing. I especially wonder about the Osama-inspired merchandise that people seem to keep producing for some reason.
A friend sent me a link to Wired's defense blog. The author, Noah Shachtman, seems to know a thing ...Still no leads in case of kidnapped US aid worker, driver
There are still no clues in the case of an American aid worker kidnapped Saturday in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Cyd Mizell (seen at right), a 49-year-old English teacher at Kandahar University, had worked for an NGO, the Asian Rural Life Development Foundation. The woman's ...Keeping the 'Stans Straight, part 6: Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Location: South Asia, east of Iran and north of Pakistan
Capital: Kabul
In a nutshell: Afghanistan's government and its strategic location have put it at the center of one international conflict after another. Still reeling from the 1979 Soviet invasion and ...Photo of the Day (12/27/07)
This photo encapsulates everything I love about travel, especially those odd moments where you get mixed in with the locals and have to endure an entire different way of life just to get from Point A to Point B. And just look at that desolate landscape. There's probably not ...Kite Runner movie opens this weekend
The much-anticipated movie "The Kite Runner" about an Afghan refugee and his childhood experiences in his war-torn homeland finally opened this weekend. It's the latest in a slew of Afghanistan movies, following on the heels of "Lions for Lambs" with Tom Cruise and preceding ...International Volunteer Day
If you are a volunteer somewhere, give yourself a pat on the back. This is your day. Started as a UN resolution back in 1985, December 5 is a day to get people fired up for the other 364 days of the year. Even though the areas of economic and social development, are the ...
