Month: January 2009Page 2 of 2

Painted Monasteries of Romania

Gura Humorului is a logging town surrounded by beautiful farmland. It’s also the perfect base for visiting the painted monasteries of Southern Bucovina. Most travelers arrive by train…

Passport Cards Speed Border Crossings

Over 700,000 Americans have ordered passport cards. The wallet-size cards were created by the Bureau of Consular Services in order to provide quicker border crossings for Americans entering…

Wilderness, Where Art Thou?

Thomas Friedman called the world–flat. A new map released by the European Commission and the World Bank shows that the world is, indeed, shrinking. Modern technology has made…

Rock Climbing Over Rice Paddies

Few activities cause your adrenaline to flow to like rock climbing. The excitement of scaling natural rock formations is accentuated when paired with a unique location. Vang Vieng,…