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Trinidad & Tobago: Blood Test vs. Breathalyzer

Janine Mendes-Franco — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:33:50 +0000

KnowTnT.com takes issue with a point in the recent amendment to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act: “Nowhere does it state that someone accused of being drunk can volunteer to take a blood alcohol test. When you fail a blood test for alcohol, you're nailed. There's no way out of it. But a breathalyzer? It's an estimate.”

Trinidad & Tobago: Working for the Tourist Dollar?

Janine Mendes-Franco — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:26:42 +0000

The Liming House is incensed by a campaign from Virgin Atlantic designed to “help the Caribbean”: “Both Virgin and the Travel Foundation appear to think that the only opportunities for ‘disadvantaged youth’ in the Caribbean are in ‘craft making, beekeeping and fishing.’ Gosh, development has just passed those backward-but-smiling natives right by!”

Sri Lanka: Tamil Diaspora In India

Rezwan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:12:49 +0000

Indrajit Samarajiva met a Sri Lankan in Bangalore, who happens to be a Tamil diaspora, and writes about him.

Czech Republic, Slovakia: Textile Folk Art

Veronica Khokhlova — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:10:51 +0000

Czech and Slovak textile folk art - at CzechFolks.com.

Russia: St. Petersburg Tourist Tax

Veronica Khokhlova — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:38:32 +0000

St Petersblurb writes about the harm that the new tourist tax proposed by St. Petersburg government would do to the city.

Poland: Drainage

Veronica Khokhlova — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:03:36 +0000

Scatts of Polandian posts “a short guide to Polish drainage” - or a saga on how “approximately five hours of [the blogger's] life last Saturday was devoted to trying to unblock the drain in [his] daughter’s bathroom.”

Barbados: Dangerous Driving

Janine Mendes-Franco — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:16:49 +0000

Barbados Free Press reports on a traffic death charge that took 11 years to reach to trial: “Meanwhile the accused…racked up almost two hundred traffic convictions and up until yesterday was still driving on our roads and endangering our friends and loved ones.”

Ukraine: “The Perfect Pickle”

Veronica Khokhlova — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:47:48 +0000

Irina Leonenko shares the story of “her mother's quest for the perfect pickle” at The Pickle Project.

Dominican Republic: Coop Marena Cooperative Hotel

Eduardo Avila — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:55 +0000

The Coop Marena is a typical resort hotel in the Dominican Republic. However, blogger José Rafael Sosa notes that what sets this hotel apart is that it is a cooperative [es], and does not belong to a corporation or single individual.

Syria: One More Expat

Yazan Badran — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:00:53 +0000

Anas Qtiesh, shares some thoughts about his new life abroad and what homesickness is, among others.

Poland: Winter Survival Tips

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:44:47 +0000

Polandian shares some winter survival tips.

Russia: Photos of Deserted “Zenith” Business Center

Veronica Khokhlova — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:58:54 +0000

IZO links to LJ user sd_group's summer 2008 photos (RUS) taken inside the deserted “Zenith” Business Center - “that huge 1990s blue-glass building you see when you come out of Yugo-Zapadnaya metro.”

Bhutan: The $200 Per Day Tour Package

Rezwan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:02:50 +0000

Tshokey at Kuzu - Bhutan Weblog discusses the merits and demerits of the the US $ 200 per day govt. tour package fee imposed on every tourists in Bhutan, which includes accommodation, meals and different tour programs.

Ukraine: Salo

Veronica Khokhlova — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:02:56 +0000

The Pickle Project writes about salo, “the adored raw pork fat enjoyed on its own and in many of timeless Ukrainian dishes.”

The Balkans: “Six Reasons for Marrying a Balkan Man”

Veronica Khokhlova — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:52:11 +0000

Ruth Platt-Stavrik's “Six Reasons for Marrying a Balkan Man” - at MladiInfo.com (via Belgraded).