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July 7th, 2008

Morocco: An Interview with Sandy McCutcheon

Jillian York · 16:36

The View from Fez is arguably the most popular English-language blog in Morocco, and one which is oft-quoted on Global Voices. Since its inception in 2005, the blog has had over 400,000 visitors from all over the world; they come to learn about Fez, be entertained, and live vicariously ... 2 comments · »»

July 5th, 2008

Russia: Farewell to “Khrushchevki”

Veronica Khokhlova · 00:47

lingua → fr · mg

Earlier this week, LJ user drugoi, one of the most popular and prolific Russian bloggers, posted 17 photos from a Moscow neighborhood of Khrushchev-era apartment blocks, commonly known as khrushchevki, pyatietazhki, or khrushchoby. The neighborhood is about to disappear, to make room for more up-to-date residential high-rises. Below is some of the text that accompanies drugoi's photos, and a few of the 331 comments that the post has generated. 2 comments · »»

July 1st, 2008

Morocco: Catching Up With Peace Corps Bloggers

Jillian York · 17:58

lingua → bn

Morocco is host to a vibrant Peace Corps program. All over the country, American Peace Corps members volunteer their time teaching English, sustainable growth, assisting with agricultural and women's projects, and a multitude of other tasks that come along with being a young, active volunteer in Morocco. And Moroccans, ... 0 comments · »»

June 24th, 2008

Hungary: Photoblogging

Elia Varela Serra · 07:28

lingua → mk · pt · mg · es · it · jp · hi · fr

As the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit in Budapest is less than one week away, and after introducing a few Hungarian food blogs, we have been now browsing through Hungarian photoblogs. There are many of them and the quality is very high, so here's just a little sample. 4 comments · »»

June 14th, 2008

“Beware of Egyptian Men,” says the Canadian Embassy

Marwa Rakha · 00:35

lingua → es

Back in December 2007, I was almost crucified for writing a post entitled: Relationshsips Warning: Do not date Egyptian Men. In that article, I said: Because of the nature of my work in the tourism sector, I am used to hearing that this or that country has issued a travel ... 8 comments · »»

June 4th, 2008

Hungary: Passion for Food and Wine

Elia Varela Serra · 00:03

lingua → pt

Hungary is a country with a very rich culinary tradition. It prides itself in its cuisine, and this is reflected in the many Hungarian blogs devoted to food or those that mention local dishes and wines at any given opportunity. Here's a little selection that we've found with just a quick browsing. 8 comments · »»

May 29th, 2008

Uzbekistan: Tashkent blogged

Tolkun · 09:34

lingua → sq · es

It is very interesting to notice that during the recent days the Uzbek blogosphere was mainly discussing Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Today, Tashkent is at a stand of its beauty, as it is too early for summer heat and it is green and clean also. For a long ... 3 comments · »»

May 22nd, 2008

Moldova, Turkey: Natalya Morar's Istanbul Airport Adventure

Veronica Khokhlova · 00:22

lingua → mk · sq · bn · jp · ar · es · zht · zhs

Natalia Morar, a journalist who was deported from Russia after a Russian magazine ran her stories on the alleged siphoning of huge sums of money abroad by the country's high-ranking officials, blogs about how she almost got deported from Turkey by the unsuspecting Turkish border guards. 1 comment · »»

Links about Travel

July 8th, 2008

Cafe Turco writes about Portugal's failure to recognize Kosovo - and a discount offered at one Pristina hotel to “visitors from countries who support the independence.”

The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks writes about the Top Ten Attractions of the Czech Republic.

Borut Peterlin posts a portrait of Slovenian archaeologist Borut Križ and writes about his work.

MoldovAnn writes about the traffic chaos in Ukraine.

David Feng at CNReviews has compiled a lot of information showing everything one needs to know to get them from Beijing's airport to the center of the city.

July 7th, 2008

Via Veni Markovski, a link to a Bulgarian-language blog of Bojidar Antonov, who has recently finished a 30-day, 1,500-kilometer run across Bulgaria. (An intro in English is here.)

Darkness at Noon writes about change in Belarus - “the kind that the cashier gives back at the store.”

Copydude recommends Lara Vapnyar's fiction: “In ‘Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love‘ you can taste the lives and longings of Russian emigres in America. If you’ve ever lived abroad, you can relate to the theme easily.”