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Bhutan’s Royal Newlyweds Inaugurate a New Tradition: Tourists Welcome!
It’s an icy-cold December morning at the Dochula Pass in western Bhutan, about an hour’s drive north of the capital, Thimphu near a ridge in the lower Himalayas. The royal family of this tiny mountain...
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Europe’s Deadly Cold Spell: A Slight Thaw, But Winter Misery Continues
The western edge of Europe looked set on Monday to get some relief from the extreme cold spell that has frozen the continent and left over 500 people dead over the past two weeks. But as temperatures...
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Must-Reads from Around the World: February 14, 2012
The Greek Way of Life - Austerity measures aimed at rescuing Greece have hammered the economy, the Washington Post reports. Figures released Tuesday show the GDP dropped by 7% for the final quarter of...
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Must-Reads from Around the World: February 17, 2012
President Resigns – German President Christian Wulff resigned Friday morning amid a home loan scandal. In a unprecedented move, prosecutors asked parliament to remove Wulff’s immunity to better...
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Must-Reads from Around the World: February 23, 2012
China Abuzz – State news agency Xinhua reports on the end of Vice President Xi Jinping’s foreign tour to the U.S., Ireland and Turkey. Meanwhile, attention at home has turned to comments by a Japanese...
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Must-Reads from Around the World: February 28, 2012
Electioneering – The New York Times casts skepticism on revelations Monday that Ukrainian and Russian intelligence services have thwarted an assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin. “The report came...
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Must-Reads from Around the World: February 29, 2012
Weight of History – Following a backbench revolt in the German parliament Monday over the Greek bailout that’s left Angela Merkel’s coalition government weakened, Der Spiegel reports former Chancellor...
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Must-Reads from Around the World: March 20, 2012
More Syria Leaks – Al Jazeera reveals details from confidential Syrian intelligence and security documents handed over by one of the government’s most trusted officials who recently fled to Turkey. The...
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Must-Reads from Around the World: April 2, 2012
Eying the Presidency – The Daily News Egypt assesses the implications of the surprising nomination of the Muslim Brotherhood’s key financier and long-time chief whip Khairat Al-Shater for the upcoming...
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Must-Reads from Around the World: April 5, 2012
In Response – Under the headline “Nobel Laureates Clueless About Real Tibet,” semi-official mouthpiece Global Times rebuts a recent open letter from 12 Nobel laureates to Chinese leaders raising...
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Must-Reads from Around the World, May 23, 2012
Going Rogue - Despite reports in China’s Global Times that North Korea had dismissed the possibility of an imminent nuclear test, Yonhap news agency in South Korea reported officials there as saying...
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Fun in the Sun? The Philippines Dreams Big for Tourism
It’s lunchtime on the Loboc River, an emerald green stretch of water that runs through the Philippine island province of Bohol, and I’m about to embark on a boat tour with a group of Japanese, Korean...
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France Bids Adieu to Minitel, Its Internet Forerunner
Before there was AOL, Amazon, Groupon, Google, Facebook, Yahoo! or any of today’s other Internet titans, there was the Minitel: the boxy little terminal that allowed French clients to access a wide...
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Vanuatu, Cradle of Bungee Jumping, May Finally Get Just Recognition
Among the many experiences listed in the best-selling adventure travel guide 100 Things to Do Before You Die, few are more spectacular than witnessing nagol, the traditional harvest ritual of “land...
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The Koh Samet Oil Spill Is Just the Latest Tourism Disaster to Hit Thailand
Correction appended: Aug. 9, 2013 Cleanup is currently under way on Koh Samet, as volunteers attempt to scrub away some of the oil that has besmirched the Thai island’s famed pearl-white beaches. Some...
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