by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I've recently moved to Santander, a port in northern Spain. While leaving a major European capital for a small provincial city was quite a leap, Santander has an international feel to it that I like. Being a port, it gets immigrants from all over the world, mostly China, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Ivory Coast
African music in northern Spain? Gotta love the global village!
Ivory Coast national museum ransacked
During the civil war earlier in the year, the national museum in Abidjan, capital of the Ivory Coast, was nearly stripped bare by looters, Art Daily reports.
An estimated $8.5 million worth of art and artifacts were taken while the city suffered bitter warfare between ...
Take a little piece of the Ivory Coast home with you... for $1 million.
Selling souvenirs is a big industry; everyone wants to take a little bit of their travels home with them. For most people that means a beer stein from Munich, a triangular hat from Vietnam or a maple leaf flag from Canada. But for others -- with lots of money to spend -- it ...
The World's Most Dangerous Destinations for 2007
Here at Gadling, we usually profile places people WANT to go. However, sometimes it's useful to mention places to avoid. Consequently, here's an interesting (and not altogether surprising) list of the 2007's 12 Most Dangerous Destinations:
Somalia
Iraq
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