Archive for January, 2006

The Abominable Sumatran – Indonesia

John M. Edwards encounters an Indonesian urban legend...or so he thinks.

Stranded! – Velizy, Paris

After attempting to explain her situation to a French ticket agent, Moushumi Chakrabarty simply gave up and said beseechingly, "Taxi?"

Ukrainian Summer: L’viv – Many Nations Bone of Contention – L’viv, Ukraine

Klaus Rothmaier braves

Striking Out at the Bar in Dillingham, Alaska – Dillingham, Alaska

George Kalli ventures ou

Borderland – China and Pakistan

Barukh Shalev finds that borderlands are bad places with bad people; barren lands populated by people who are parasitic upon their environment, people who have no choice, people who are stuck in betwe

Paradise can be an Addiction – Perhentian Islands, Malaysia

Farzina Alam discovers a whole new world under the sea and learns that sometimes, romantic sunsets come with a price.

A Day’s Journey to Arabian Sea – Malpi, Karnataka, India

Joseph Jude head

A Skoda Filled With Mullets and Fur Coats – Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

In this confused par

The Road to Brno – Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic

Kris Dueck comments that the length of a woman's mini skirt hints at low self esteem, ulterior motives and a possible textile shortage in the Czech Republic.

Of All the Places to Break Down – Denham, Western Australia, Australia

A short tale