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by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
April Fool's Day, 2007, I wrote a post on Linfen, China. Although it was written as a joke, the premise is true. Linfen is a royal mess. Its mighty pollution problem has earned it the number 2 spot on the recent "Hells on Earth" list. The air quality in Linfen is so horrific ...

by Willy Volk (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Here at Gadling, we usually profile places people WANT to go. However, sometimes it's useful to mention places to avoid. Consequently, here's an interesting (and not altogether surprising) list of the 2007's 12 Most Dangerous Destinations:
Somalia
Iraq
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by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Earlier this year I took on an ambitious task of attempting to cover every African country for Black history month. The funny part of covering almost all the countries is that I have been to none. Never seen Africa and never touched the continent, but I felt there were ...

by Erik Olsen (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
This came in through email recently and I
confess I am totally intrigued. Photographer Kelly Fajack says that a photo
he took (no no not the one of the hot chick pulling you POV into bed) was
used without his permission by the government of Burundi. Was it published in some ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
I'll admit it is a pretty ambitious goal to tackle and track down some of the secrets behind every country on the African continent (especially when one has never been) for Black History month and a hard one too. As I started looking for things to pour out to the masses on ...