Apr 30th, 2010 at 1:25PM: When buying souvenirs in a foreign country, be sure to pick up a copy of the local newspaper. Even if you don't speak the language printed, the newspaper makes interesting wrap for the gifts you'll take home.
Bonus points if the recipient is studying foreign languages, as newspapers are good tools for practice. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Local newspapers make great gift wrap - Souvenir tip
Apr 30th, 2010 at 1:25PM: When buying souvenirs in a foreign country, be sure to pick up a copy of the local newspaper. Even if you don't speak the language printed, the newspaper makes interesting wrap for the gifts you'll take home.
Bonus points if the recipient is studying foreign languages, as newspapers are good tools for practice. ...Twelve random observations about Ethiopia
Apr 13th, 2010 at 10:00AM: For the past couple of weeks I've been posting a series of articles about travel in Ethiopia. I'm about halfway through but I have some observations that don't fit into anywhere but would be of interest to people considering a trip there. So here are a dozen facts about one of Africa's most interesting countries.
1. When kids see you they'll often shout out "Farenj!" (Foreigner!) It's not meant ...NY Times realizes Twitter is useful for travel
Apr 6th, 2009 at 9:30AM: It takes the NY Times to catch up with the world around it ... especially when technology is involved. Hey, the newspaper wouldn't be in so much financial trouble if this weren't the case. But, they don't get it wrong; the reporters over there just take a bit longer to grasp what's happening. So, I was pretty psyched when I saw in the "Frugal Traveler" column that Twitter can be used to get ...2008 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award Winners
Oct 23rd, 2008 at 8:30AM: The 2008 Society of American Travel Writers Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition recently announced its winners. In its 24th year running, the competition attracted 1,356 entries in 24 categories from which 81 winners were selected. The competition, named after American writer and traveler Lowell Thomas, is today considered to be one of the most prestigious awards in the world of travel ...Papers From Everywhere
Feb 5th, 2006 at 3:13PM: Even though I work in journalism, I have to say I
think our national papers often do a less than satisfactory job on international news. Sure, most of the major papers
have an international section, and their correspondents are out there doing the very best they can finding the key, big
stories in a place. But most of the time those stories are run because of the immediate importance or interest ...
