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A peek inside the North Korean courts

A peek inside the North Korean courtsMay 15th, 2009 at 3:00PM: There's something chilling about journalists being detained and tried in a foreign country ... a prospect made all the more uncomfortable when you throw the "Dear Leader" into the mix. But, do we really know what's about to happen? Well, aside from the fact that they're going to be tried "according to the indictment of the competent organ"? Frankly, there's little information about what Laura ...

Gadling previews Locked Up Abroad, Season 3

Gadling previews Locked Up Abroad, Season 3Mar 26th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Just last year, Gadling brought you a first look at a new show on the National Geographic Channel called Locked Up Abroad. The show profiles the harrowing true stories of foreigners who have been arrested or kidnapped while abroad, telling the stories with first person interviews with the victims. A new season of Locked Up Abroad kicks off on April 1st at 10pm, and Gadling recently had a chance to ...

Free flight ploy ends in jail

Free flight ploy ends in jailJan 25th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Some people will do anything for a free flight. Instead of waiting for the airline to screw up, Arthur David Proskin used a bump by the beverage cart as his ticket to glory ... and hopefully anywhere in the continental United States. He used what was probably an accident to shout obscenities at the flight attendant who so egregiously wronged him (hint for the tone-deaf, this is sarcasm) and other ...

Obama's closure of Guantanamo already in sight

Obama's closure of Guantanamo already in sightJan 22nd, 2009 at 10:30AM: The Castro brothers in Cuba extended a warm welcome to Obama into the political limelight. This message was relayed through Argentina's President, Cristina Kirchner, who recently returned to Buenos Aires after a brief visit to Havana. Within 24 hours, Obama has already halted proceedings involving two Guantanamo detainees and intended to close Guantanamo by the end of the year -- and likely much ...

Find an alternative to a hotel room

Find an alternative to a hotel roomJan 5th, 2009 at 3:00PM: You can find a warm bed ... and four normal walls ... in just about any hotel room. So, if you're looking to defy convention every step of the way, opt for a yurt, treehouse or prison, instead. Unusual Hotels of the World (the name explains everything) says that you can crash in an igloo anywhere from Finland to Quebec, but be sure to bring a coat. Or, you can climb into bed after climbing into a ...

How to end up in a La Paz prison (tour)

How to end up in a La Paz prison (tour)Jan 22nd, 2008 at 7:55PM: On my recent trip to Peru, an Australian who I was hiking the Inca trail with introduced me to the infamous San Pedro prison in downtown La Paz, Bolivia. For the uninitiated, this is a one-of-a-kind place--and the inspiration for the Panamanian prison on Fox Network's Prison Break--where the prisoners are the ones running the show. That's because there are no guards inside the compound. Seems like ...

The Bad House?

The Bad House?Jan 18th, 2007 at 8:22AM: Feeling trapped in your day-to-day life? How about a visit to the house of pain? The big house? The Malmaison Oxford is a former prison which has been converted into a luxury hotel. This building served as a prison for 125 years before being shuttered in 1996 and converted into a boutique hotel by the London-based chain, Malmaison (which takes its name--literally, "bad house"--from Napoleon's ...

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