Month of 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 the wild east to visit Ukraine`s westernmost big city.	Striking Out at the Bar in Dillingham, Alaska - Dillingham, Alaska George Kalli ventures out to the local bar to discuss poetry.
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 between two societies in a region neither nation cares about but will do anything to retain	Paradise can be an Addiction - Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
A Day's Journey to Arabian Sea - Malpi, Karnataka, India Joseph Jude heads to the sea on his first 'group travel' outing.	A Skoda Filled With Mullets and Fur Coats - Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic In this confused part of the world, Kris Dueck discovers the museum of communism is appropriately located above a McDonaldâ€™s and beside a casino.
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 of what can happen when a young English couple put far too much trust in an ageing van whilst on an ambitious drive along Australia's wilderness coast.

One of Europe's Forgotten Capitals - Vilnius, Lithuania Frederick Bernas survives an interesting airport experience and goes on to explore Vilnius, Lithuania.	Attack of the Dead Fish and Other Misdemeanors - Koh Tao, Surat Thani Province, Thailand Kathy Coleman would have found it funny to be attacked by a dead fish - if only she hadn't ended up in the ER because of it.
All Saints - Todos Santos, Guatemala Every person in this town was cut and numbed by it. And did Solbeam really think she could travel untouched by it? When the scars of the war have not even yet scabbed, but still actively bleed from the souls of those (living and dead) that surrounded her?	Togrogging in Mongolia - Mongolia With a small bakery worth of bread, some Trans-Mongolian train cuisine, crates of water, 2 drivers and bags of apples and mandarins to take the edge off off their favourite Mongolian vodka, Alan Foxton went in search of the nomads in Central Mongolia.
Beware of Brits Bearing Drinks - Sitges, Spain The sad truth of the Mediterranean beach is that youth and beauty seem to be synonymous with modesty and shame, which only disappear once one has become middle-aged and German.	It's Offical; The Flu and Mountain Climbing Don't Mix - Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo At the final rest shelter, Leif Pettersen sat down, drank lots of water and took careful measure of his condition. He was either going to have to finish this thing, ask for a helicopter rescue or throw himself off a cliff.
Moshi Hit or Miss: Tourist Reviews from Tanzania - Moshi, Tanzania Courtney S. Ries highlights services at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro.	Cyberabad - Hyderabad, AP, India Gopal MS visited Hyderabad and took in The Old Sity, Salar Jung Museum and taste the famous Hyderabadi biryani.

A Day in the Life - Highlands of Guatemala Solbeam embarks on an exercise of "experiential education" - "A Day In The Life"; which is essentially a life-swapping reality TV series - minus the cameras, crew, cast and lack of credibility.	Jungle Fever - Bario, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo A lot of thoughts go through your mind when you are lost and alone at night in the jungle highlands of Borneo. In Leif Pettersen's case, chief among his thoughts was, "How the hell did I get lost in a place with only one *^%&%# road???"