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The Land of King Krak

It was dark outside, and with the drizzle, the streets of Krakow didn't look particularly inviting. We headed towards the Old Town, a place noted for its bars and restaurants. After only a hundred yards or so, Jodie stopped walking. 'I don't like this. I'm not getting good vibes.'

Posted by Jason Smart on Wed, 28 Jun 06

Don't Flip the Fish: Rules of Etiquette at a Meal in China

I'm a bit drunk ! How's that for starters?

Blame the Baijiu. The stuff of legends, or leg ends. Depends where you are. I'm in Huayuan and its been a funny old day. Last night I made a call to Mr Ma, he works for the government education department. From there on it was full Chinese hospitality at its finest.

Posted by Rob Luxton on Thu, 15 Jun 06

Easter Island Photos

In Chile it's called Isla de Pascua and the natives there call it Rapa Nui or Te Pito te Henua (world's belly button).

Posted by Silje Borchgrevink on Sun, 04 Jun 06

How to See the Olympic Peninsula

Don't tell me I can't learn from my mistakes. I absolutely can. And now, so can you. If you're off to the Olympic peninsula and only have three days, take, please, my advice and do the following.

Posted by Pam Mandel on Sun, 04 Jun 06

Hangin' with the Ulta-Budget Travelers in Bocas del Toro Panama

We stayed at the Tranquillo del Mar in Bocas. Notice the name isn't linked to their website. This isn't the kind of place with a website. Or a phone. Or a roof over all of the bathroom. In fact, we only discovered on the third night that this place actually had a name, other than "those rooms behind the Casbah Restaurant run by Oty". We noticed a small sign--on the water side, off the dock--there was nothing at the street entrance.

Posted by Doug Dosdall on Sun, 04 Jun 06

Handmade Indigenous People

Chocolate process ï Ripe Cacao 2200
ï 2202,2205 Cut open cacao, sucked on fruit covering seed, can bite the seed and taste the bitter of the chocolate
ï Peel, dry the seeds outside on a wood table
ï Dried seeds 2206 2186

Posted by Doug Dosdall on Sun, 04 Jun 06

Will You Marry Me?

New York has its moments when it's almost magical. Given it's constraints, the city should really be dysfunctional all the time but somehow it often works and more, often surprising me.

Posted by Doug Dosdall on Sun, 04 Jun 06

Mexican Migration: Between the Wall and the Sword

Mexico has a long history with walls. When Cortez first arrived at the Aztec metropolis of Tenochtitlán, now Mexico City, it was a series of interconnected islands in the middle of a larger lake with a 3 causeways connecting it to the shore. Cortez tried to invade, he lost. When he returned two years later with more troops the Aztecs had built a wall to resist his attack, a surprisingly European move. However this time it was the Aztecs who lost and on August 13th 1521 Tenochtitlán fell, so too did the Aztec pyramids, becoming giant stone churches. What didn't fall were the walls.

Posted by Geoff Affleck on Sat, 03 Jun 06