Held at a Distance: My Rediscovery of Ethiopia, Rebecca Haile (Steve Davey, fellow blogger, has a nail-biting account of his quest to visit Axum and … June 7, 2007
The Blue Ridge Arts Scene I’m finally back from my stint in North Carolina for Automotive Traveler, and before the … June 4, 2007
The Walrus takes us to Granada, Russia, Tijuana, and Afghanistan What I’ve been reading in June’s The Walrus: Stephen Henighan investigates Nicaragua’s tumultuous past and … June 4, 2007
On the veranda of my bungalow in khaki pyjamas… On the face of it lounging on the ground surrounded by stark naked men, sharing … June 3, 2007
Creationism: the new “scientific” museum This week the long-awaited and extremely controversial Creation Museum opened in Petersburg, Kentucky. The museum … June 1, 2007
The World’s Worst Airport? Salon’s resident airline pilot Patrick Smith, who writes the weekly column “Ask the Pilot,” put … May 30, 2007
Sensitizing the Unwary Traveler In his most recent South Florida Sun-Sentinel column, and extended add-on, the inestimable Tom Swick … May 30, 2007
“A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan,” Nelofer Pazira In her travel/memoir A Bed of Red Flowers, Pazira, a filmaker and journalist based in … May 28, 2007
Pitter patter of tiny feet! England is finally being dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st Century. A smoking ban … May 25, 2007
Carolina….nothing finer. I’ve just enjoyed a balmy Southern Friday evening in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is probably best … May 19, 2007
Learning to yearn through another’s music I just spent a week in Lisbon, Portugal, and its surrounding towns. Although I’m not … May 19, 2007
Just not cricket Yesterday I went to see the first test between England and the West Indies at … May 18, 2007
