Last week, I finally joined the 21st century, and bought myself an iPhone. This is the first phone I've ever owned with a camera in it; since I have a few regular cameras that I avidly use, what, I reasoned, would I need a camera phone for? I have to say, I'm becoming a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo of the Day 6.22.09
Last week, I finally joined the 21st century, and bought myself an iPhone. This is the first phone I've ever owned with a camera in it; since I have a few regular cameras that I avidly use, what, I reasoned, would I need a camera phone for? I have to say, I'm becoming a ...Photo of the Day (6.19.09)
Flickr user Pirano took this shot (click to enlarge) inside the train station of Pardubice, a Czech town located about 65 miles east of Prague. I'm not entirely sure why a centaur seems to be aiming a bow-and-arrow at the earth, but bright murals like this sure beat the ..."Rule of 3" suffering in Thailand's red light districts
The bar girls in Patpong, a destination for so-called "sex travelers," have a basic rule: three inches (duh), three minutes (duh), 3,000 baht (that's around $87).This year, they can add another "3" to it, one third. That's roughly how far tourism revenues are expected to ...Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (5.22.09)
Welcome back. Here we are again for Gadling's weekly roundup of links from the independent travel experts at BootsnAll. This week's links are custom-made to get your wanderlust racing and put you in the right travel mindset. So pull that suitcase out of the closet and start ...Beer bath isn't what it was in college
You know how a case of beer can make you feel great? Well, this concept takes on a new meaning in the Czech Republic. There's a difference between wading into a bathtub full of Natty Light and enjoying an unusual spa treatment in the Czech Republic. In Chodova Plana, a beer ...Porn industry disgusted by flight attendant side job
"Look, we all have standards," an adult entertainer familiar with the full- and part-time work of Ryanair flight attendant Edita Schindlerova told The Independent. "I think it's disgusting that she works for Ryanair. All of us here at Biggus Dickus Productions feel really ...Carnivals around the world
Carnival enjoys many interpretations around the world, yet there are common threads uniting them. By and large these are parties that feature a great deal of tradition, costumes, parades and food and if they seem a little of the hook some time, well what do expect from ...Beer babe's favorite European bars
Katarina Van Derham, the 2009 St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel, doesn't like to spend all her time in one place. The Slovakia native now lives in Los Angeles and still loves to get out on the road as much as possible. When she's home, her favorite place to grab a pint is Barney's ...Violence against Jews began in Germany 70 years ago. Seven places to go to remember
Kristallnacht, also known as "The Night of Broken Glass" began November 9, 1938 in Germany. On that night, Germans began attacking Jews in full force.
Over the course of two days, synagogues were burned, and Jewish businesses, cemeteries, hospitals and schools were ...Prague transportation: Traveling to the Czech capital? Be choosy about how you get around the city
If you're heading to Prague this summer, one of the first things you'll notice when arriving at Ruzyne Airport is the number of car services competing for your business. Prague's airport is not serviced by the city's subway network, though talk is ongoing about eventually ...Excuse me, are you Jewish? The ethics of ordering a special meal on plane
I frequently order special meals on planes. Why, you ask? They are usually much better than the standard in-flight fare you get. I am neither a vegetarian nor a practicing Jew, yet I order vegetarian, kosher, low-sodium, or any other alternative I get, rather than ordering ...From the New Europe: Urinating and vomiting in the streets of Prague no longer cool
Watch out, binge drinkers and pigeon-feeders! Offences such as feeding pigeons, spitting, urinating and vomiting in the streets will soon be punishable in Prague. As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, Prague is trying to lure wealthy tourists. It's sick of budget ...Upgraded to cockpit. That's a new one.
What are the odds of being upgraded to cockpit, if a flight is overbooked? Not great, but I will keep hoping. I read with envy the NY Times column of Greg Cohen, a corporate frequent flier, who got "upgraded" from business class to the cockpit jumpseat on a flight from ...Croatia bans tourists from arriving with their own food; Czechs are outraged
We've all heard of movie theaters banning food not bought on premises, and certainly it's a no-brainer that you just can't buy take-away food somewhere and go sit in a restaurant and eat it.
But this is the first time I've heard of a country banning food not purchased in ...From the New Europe: Eating bugs and worms because you can afford it
The luxury restaurant market in the Czech Republic is apparently looking for new, creative ways to cater to their clients and be "distinguishable from others."
The strategy? Putting insects as an item on luxury restaurants menus, the Prague Daily Monitor reports. The Brno ...From the New Europe: Marketing beautiful women to tourists
God help us! Prague has unveiled its latest desperate attempt to find a new identity and market it to tourists. I hope you are ready. The punchline, in essence, is: Come here because we have beautiful women. (And architecture, but really, who cares. Too many syllables in ...From the New Europe: How do you like the new library design?
Perhaps never before has the Czech Republic been so divided over a piece of architecture. The winning proposal for a new National Library in Prague, which is supposed to be built in Letna, in the Prague 7 district, not far from the Castle, is a source of major controversy in ...From the New Europe: Self-tapping pub promotes drinking games (and drinking)
The world is definitely about to get fully automated any day now. Just yesterday, I blogged about a German restaurant that's based solely on automated service: no waiters, no tipping.
Today, I have a new culinary efficiency concept for you: the self-tapping pub. Leave it ...From the New Europe: The Unbearable Appeal of Being in Prague
It is still a fairly common cliche in Prague: a backpacker with a beat up copy of Milan Kundera's 1984 novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, trying to discover the Prague Kundera once described.
That Prague--desperate amidst the Russian invasion--does not exist anymore. ...Drive-thru Easter story (and more about Easter in Ohio)
So I actually made it to Cleveland for Easter. It was not exactly easy, but I guess Easter is all about suffering so I am not complaining. The flight from Prague to New York was delayed and the flight from New York to Cleveland was three hours more delayed because Ohio got ...
