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		<title>Strange Planet: Hong Kong&#8217;s Modern Toilet Restaurant</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Meaghan Mulholland heard about a Hong Kong restaurant offering a unique style of service, she knew she had to try it, even if it did turn her stomach. Until a few days ago, if you'd asked me to pick...<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<i>When <a href="http://www.meaghanmulholland.com/">Meaghan Mulholland</a> heard about a Hong Kong restaurant offering a unique style of service, she knew she had to try it, even if it did turn her stomach. </i><br /><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://www.meaghanmulholland.com/"><img alt="ModernToilet1.JPG" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/ModernToilet1-thumb-520x345.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="345" width="520" /></a></span>Until a few days ago, if you'd asked me to pick the restaurant industry's worst contribution to society, I might have chosen KFC's "Double Down" sandwich, or perhaps the aggressive marketing of Fast Food corporations towards children. &nbsp;<br /><br />That was before I went to Modern Toilet Restaurant.<br /><br />Yes, Modern Toilet Restaurant: a restaurant with a toilet theme. Picture a roomful of people slurping noodles out of toilet bowls, and you get the idea.<br /><br />When I first heard about the place, I didn't believe it, either, so I took the Metro from my Hong Kong apartment to bustling Mong Kok one night to see for myself. Turns out the place not only exists, it's doing booming business; my husband and I had to wait fifteen minutes for a table. At last we were led to a glassed-over sink flanked by four brightly-colored toilet seats; the walls were of colorful tile, and the light fixtures shaped like plungers. When I spotted the signature dessert, "Marton #5" (from "matong," the Chinese word for toilet), a swirl of chocolate ice cream served in a miniature porcelain commode, I realized there was no turning back. <br /><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/ModernToilet2.JPG"><img alt="ModernToilet2.JPG" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/ModernToilet2-thumb-520x345.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="345" width="520" /></a></span>The place is clearly a gag, a gimmick--which makes the fact that it's
lasted so long (since 2004), and now has thirteen franchises in Taiwan
and Hong Kong, all the more unsettling to me. It does have a festive
vibe--everyone laughing and taking pictures--but the novelty fades
fast. Yes, I laughed when our drinks arrived in
mini-urinals, garnished with twisty straws, but by the time my spaghetti in creamy
pumpkin sauce arrived (it's no coincidence that of the entrees at MTR
are mushy stews and "hot pots") I was feeling queasy. The key to
getting through this, I soon realized, was to not think; sure, this
went against everything I believe about mindfulness and
health-conscious eating - but those things had already flown out the
window when I set foot in the restaurant.<br /><br />
While the assorted curries, burgers, and noodle dishes were passable--and affordable, with mains around 85-100 HKD ($10-12 US), and "snacks"
and ice creams for $3-6, I'd never choose Modern Toilet over the
countless other amazing dining options in Hong Kong, from authentic dim
sum to SoHo's trendiest fusion gourmet. MTR's definitely not for the
squeamish (or anyone who objects to bathroom humor), but if you're in
Hong Kong and determined to experience it yourself, take my advice:
order the funniest, grossest-looking thing on the menu, take the
requisite photos, then flee to the nearest street stall for dumplings
or BBQ duck and try to forget about the whole thing. &nbsp;<br />
<br />[<a href="http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/">Modern Toilet Restaurant</a>]<br />[<a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/hong-kong-china/">Hong Kong Travel Guide</a>]<br /><br /><i>Photos: Meaghan Mulholland </i><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_Elephant%20Crossing%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Translocation_Elephant Crossing[3].jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_Elephant%20Crossing%5B3%5D-thumb-520x342.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="342" width="520" /></a></span>Elephants lumber behind stone Scottish cottages. A cheetah races along the shores of a loch. A herd of water buffalo graze among Celtic crosses in a hilltop cemetery. London-based photographer <a href="http://www.georgelogan.co.uk/">George Logan</a> has brought the impossible to life in <i>Translocation</i>, a new photography book that fuses Logan's shots of African wildlife into his dramatic takes of the Scottish countryside.<br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_Cheetah%5B8%5D.jpg"><img alt="Translocation_Cheetah[8].jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_Cheetah%5B8%5D-thumb-520x346.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="346" width="520" /></a></span><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_Lioness%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="Translocation_Lioness[5].jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_Lioness%5B5%5D-thumb-520x346.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="346" width="520" /></a></span><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_rhinos%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="Translocation_rhinos[5].jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_rhinos%5B5%5D-thumb-520x362.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="362" width="520" /></a></span><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_Flamingos%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Translocation_Flamingos[3].jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Translocation_Flamingos%5B3%5D-thumb-520x274.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="274" width="520" /></a></span>Logan, a gold medal winner at the <a href="http://home.the-aop.org/">Association of Photographers</a>
Awards, traveled to such locations as South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, and
Botswana to photograph his subjects in their natural habitats before
combining them with shots of his native Scotland, including the <a href="http://www.skye.co.uk/default.php">Isle of Skye</a>.
The idea for the book was inspired by Logan's own childhood fantasies
of exotic animals being part of his familiar surroundings.<br /><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Book_cover.jpg"><img alt="Book_cover.jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Book_cover-thumb-250x237.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;" height="237" width="250" /></a></span>Sales of the book will benefit the <a href="http://www.bornfree.org.uk/">Born Free Foundation</a>,
an international wildlife charity that works to protect threatened
species across the globe. The funds will go towards building Born
Free's <a href="http://www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/further-activities/born-free-ethiopia/">new wildlife rescue, conservation and education center in Ethiopia</a>. <a href="http://h10088.www1.hp.com/cda/gap/display/main/index.jsp?zn=gap&amp;cp=20000-13698-16021_4041_100__">Hewlett Packard Indigo</a>
agreed to print the book for free as a showcase for their premium
digital printing capabilities, allowing 100 percent of sales profits to
go to Born Free.<br /><br />For more on the book and to order a copy, go to the official website <a href="http://www.translocationbook.com/">here</a>.<br /><br /><i>Photos by George Logan</i><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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		<title>Daily Radar 07.29.10</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Reineke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[J.D. Power and Associates on Tuesday released its 2010 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study, which grades hotel guest contentment. The best-scoring hotels, organized by class, offered amenities like free wireless internet, free breakfast, and free parking. You can...<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><img alt="Photo: Radar 07.29.10 colosseum" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/3288983514_557e087989.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="400" width="500" /></span><ul><li><a href="http://jdpower.com/">J.D. Power and Associates</a> on Tuesday released its 2010 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study, which grades hotel guest contentment. The best-scoring hotels, organized by class, offered amenities like free wireless internet, free breakfast, and free parking. You can check out the full results <a href="http://www.jdpower.com/Travel/ratings/North-America-Hotel-Ratings">here</a>. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/07/27/hotel.satisfaction.study/index.html">CNN</a>]</li></ul><ul><li>The parliament of Catalonia, Spain, has voted to ban bullfighting beginning in January 2012. The resolution is based on a 180,000-signature petition organized by activists who call the sport "barbaric and outdated". Bullfighting supporters fear that the ban, the first in Spain, will lead to more across the country. [<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10784611">BBC</a>]<br /><br /></li><li>Starting next week, authorities in Rome will officially begin a campaign to find sponsors for a long-delayed restoration of the 2,000-year-old Colosseum. Investors would sponsor individual stages of the project, the scope of which has been likened to the restoration of the Sistine Chapel in the late '80s. Plans for the building include the outfitting of new security and fire systems, as well as structural reinforcement of high-traffic areas for public use. [<a href="http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2010/07/28/visualizza_new.html_1876167176.html">ANSA</a>]</li></ul><i>Photo: The Colosseum in Rome, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adebond1/3288983514/">adebond1</a> via Flickr<br /><br /><br /></i> <div><br /></div><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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		<title>Thank a Ranger Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alison Brick pauses to thank the people behind our National Parks. It's the heart of summer, and you can almost hear the pounding of tent stakes into the ground and the blowing of embers to start campfires as people make...<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<i><b>Alison Brick</b> pauses to thank the people behind our National Parks. </i><br /><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/D_0764.JPG"><img alt="Thank a Ranger Day" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/D_0764-thumb-520x409.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="409" width="520" /></a></span>It's the heart of summer, and you can almost hear the pounding of tent stakes into the ground and the blowing of embers to start campfires as people make their way outdoors. National and state parks across the country are being appreciated this time of year for their natural beauty, but what about the people who run them?<br /><br />Fortunately, this Thursday, July 29 is <a href="http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/07/thank-national-park-ranger-july-296191">Thank a Ranger Day</a>. After all, we have rangers to thank for a lot of our favorite park memories. Not only do they greet us at the park entrances (always with a smile), but they lead guided tours, host campfire programs and interpretive programs, offer directions, conduct geological and natural history research, and provide law enforcement and search and rescue. Their dedication both preserves the natural wilderness and ensures that it will be available to visitors for generations. <br /><br />Thank a Ranger Day started in 2006 to honor Jeff Christensen, a ranger at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm">Rocky Mountain National Park</a> who died while on backcountry patrol in July 2005. So if you happen to be at a park on Thursday, give an extra thanks to a person in uniform. <br /><br />And while we're celebrating, let's give a shout-out to our favorite campsite dessert, s'mores. National S'mores Day is August 10th, and several parks will be hosting events in honor of the sloppy snack. <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/shenandoah-national-park/">Shenandoah National Park</a> will have a <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.visitshenandoah.com/backyard-bbq-and-smores.aspx" >Backyard
Barbecue &amp; S'mores Festival</a><b> </b>on Saturday on August 21
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Skyland Resort.</span> And <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/mesa-verde-national-park/">Mesa Verde National Park</a> is offering a <a href="http://www.visitmesaverde.com/plan/specials--packages/complete-camper-package.aspx">camping package</a> that includes ingredients for s'mores and a pancake breakfast as well. But even if you're not near a campfire that day, you can still make do with a microwaved or broiled marshmallow/chocolate/graham cracker combo. Just a little of that classic gooey mess can make you feel like you're roughing it.<br /><br />[<a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/">National Park Travel Guide</a>]<br /><br /><i>Photo: Nps.gov</i><br /><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/tintincours.jpg"><img alt="tintincours.jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/assets_c/2010/07/tintincours-thumb-325x344.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="344" width="325" /></a></span>As a kid I remember watching <i>The Adventures of Tintin</i> on TV and being captivated by the intrepid Belgian reporter who chased a good story around the world with his faithful dog Snowy by his side. <a href="http://www.tintin.com/en/#/home/home.swf">Tintin</a> was a clever and fearless traveler, jetting off to faraway places that a young girl like me could only dream of visiting. <br /><br />However for fans who want to travel with Tintin outside of their imagination, today that real-life adventure is becoming, well, a reality. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.onthegotours.com/">On the Go Tours</a> has launched a set of four itineraries designed specifically for Tintin fans who want to travel in the footsteps of their favorite comic strip character. Called "<a href="http://www.onthegotours.com/Destination-Tintin">Destination Tintin</a>," these tours have been specially crafted by On the Go through an exclusive partnership with Moulinsart, the organization that promotes and protects the work of Tintin's creator Hergé. <br /> <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/Tintin%20Cover-1-thumb-520x735.jpg"><img alt="Thumbnail image for Tintin Cover-1.jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/assets_c/2010/07/Tintin%20Cover-1-thumb-520x735-thumb-300x424.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt; float: left;" height="424" width="300" /></a></span>Destination Tintin offers tours to four locations (<a href="http://www.onthegotours.com/Destination-Tintin/Brussels-Home-Of-Herge">Brussels</a>, <a href="http://www.onthegotours.com/Destination-Tintin/A-Very-Indian-Adventure">India</a>, <a href="http://www.onthegotours.com/Destination-Tintin/Egypt-Land-of-the-Pharaohs">Egypt</a>, and <a href="http://www.onthegotours.com/Destination-Tintin/Jordan-and-the-Rose-City">Jordan</a>) pulled right from some of Hergé's most treasured Tintin tales. The 
inaugural tour to India casts off in October, taking guests on a 15-day 
voyage through historic Old Delhi, Ranthambhore National Park, the city
 of Jaipur, and the Himalayan foothills. Guests will ride the rails, 
search for tigers, and explore the Taj Mahal, recapturing the imagery and 
reliving the activities of Tintin's own travels.<br />
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On the Go Tours, launched in 1998, provides group tours and 
tailor-made tours under the philosophy that the "best way to experience
 a country is through the eyes of the local people." Their new Tintin 
tours are no different. Each tour is led by expert local guides, and 
select expeditions are accompanied by Tintin historians and experts, 
called "Tintinologists," who share their expertise, enthusiasm, and 
insight into what these places were like in the time of Hergé.<br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/tintindebout.jpg"><img alt="tintindebout.jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/tintindebout-thumb-250x437.jpg" class="mt-image-right" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 20px 20px; float: right;" height="215" width="125" /></a></span><br />The cultural and historic tours can be tailored for adults or families, but whatever the audience, the aim of each tour is to evoke the mystery, magic, and excitement of a classic Tintin adventure.<br />
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<i>Photos <br />Top/Right: © Hergé-Moulinsart 2010 <br />Brochure cover courtesy of On the Go Tours</i><br />
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		<description><![CDATA[Every spring in the rice paddies of the small town of Inakadate, Japan, locals work together to painstakingly plant and groom different hues of rice to create massive, intricate works of art before harvesting the rice in September. This year's...<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/251198584_cc75f077f8.jpg"><img alt="251198584_cc75f077f8.jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/251198584_cc75f077f8-thumb-520x390.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="390" width="520" /></a></span><ul><li>Every spring in the rice paddies of the small town of Inakadate, Japan, 
locals work together to painstakingly plant and groom different hues of 
rice to create massive, intricate works of art before harvesting the 
rice in September. This year's masterpiece, a depiction of a samurai 
fighting a warrior monk, is in its full splendor. A tradition since 
1993, the rice art attracts thousands of visitors every year. Read more about Inakadate in this <i>New York Times </i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/world/asia/26japan.html?_r=1&amp;src=me&amp;ref=world">article</a>.<br /></li></ul><br /><ul><li>Even with all the security concerns that flying in the US presents, automation is slowly taking over: <a href="http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/default.aspx?domain=continentalairlines.com">Continental Airlines</a> has confirmed it's testing a "self-boarding" gate at Houston Intercontinental airport. This is the first experimentation with the procedure in the US, although 14 foreign airlines already use it including Air France, Air New Zealand, and Korean Air. Passengers can simply swipe their boarding passes at the gate to go through a turnstile onto the jet-bridge, rather than waiting for an airline representative to scan them in. Similar to automated check-in kiosks that print boarding passes, the self-boarding lines are expected to speed up the boarding process and free up airline agents for other tasks. A TSA spokesman told <i>USA Today </i>that self-boarding should not pose a security risk. [<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-07-26-continental-self-boarding-houston-intercontinental_N.htm?csp=tf"><i>USA Today</i></a>]</li></ul><i>Photo: The 2006 Inakadate rice paddies, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bebot/">bebot</a> via Flickr</i><br /> <div><br /></div><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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		<description><![CDATA[After working as a reporter in Cairo, Theodore May wanted to know more about the history, culture, and people of the Middle East. So he decided to explore it, and use one of history's conquerors as his guide. For eight...<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<i>After working as a reporter in Cairo, <b>Theodore May</b> wanted to
know more about the history, culture, and people of the Middle East. So
he decided to explore it, and use one of history's conquerors as his
guide. For eight months he'll be following in the footsteps of
Alexander the Great, tracing the 2,000-mile path Alexander forged
through the modern Middle East. Theo will be writing about his
experiences for <a href="http://alexanderthegreat.globalpost.com/">The Global Post</a>, and you can be follow him on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/Theodore_May">@Theodore_May</a>. He'll be contributing <a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/admin/mt-search.cgi?tag=Alexander's%20Footsteps&amp;blog_id=74&amp;IncludeBlogs=74">glimpses from his journeys</a> here at Intelligent Travel. </i><br /><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/IMGP0278.JPG"><img alt="IMGP0278.JPG" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/IMGP0278-thumb-520x390.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="390" width="520" /></a></span>The bus ride alone was worth the trip. Winding through the hills north of Ramallah, in the West Bank, we passed Palestinian towns and farm fields. We meandered through Israeli military outposts, and saw orderly Israeli settlements perched on hilltops.<br /><br />An hour later, we arrived in Nablus. <br /><br />I must admit, I asked a lot of security-related questions when my hosts in Ramallah suggested I visit Nablus on my one free day in the West Bank. Recollections of violence from the last intifada dancing through my head, it took several assurances before I became convinced the trip would be safe.<br /><br />But like so many Westerners, my worries were outdated. While Nablus does have a tradition of fierce resistance to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, the city has become a tourist friendly spot. And, as <i>New York Times</i> columnist <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/opinion/30friedman.html?_r=1&amp;ref=thomaslfriedman">Tom Friedman recently wrote</a>, it's quickly becoming a financial hub in Palestine. <br /><br />Set in a narrow patch of flat land between dramatic mountains, the West Bank's largest city is centered around a bustling old market. <br /><br />Several friends had told me that Nablus is most known for its fabulous <i>knafeh</i> ("It's the best in the Middle East!" one friend told me), a syrupy pastry that adorns dessert tables throughout the Middle East. [<a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2010/03/the-worlds-best-knafeh.html">Read more about the knafeh here</a>.]<br /><br />My first order of business, therefore, was to find the best knafeh in town. I wanted to try some, and I thought it would make a fitting thank you gift for my hosts in Ramallah.<br /><br />After I'd entered the old city, I stopped a person on the street, explaining to them that I'd heard about Nablus' famous knafeh and wanted the best in the city. "Helowiat Al-Aqsa," he replied without hesitation. "Helowiat" means "sweets," and "Al-Aqsa" is the name of the holiest mosque in Jerusalem. I asked two other people minutes later and received the same reply.<br />After a brief walk, I entered the back alley joint, and, without having
to order, the waiter at the front gruffly tossed a plate of knafeh into
my hands. It's the kind of dessert that's so sweet it makes your lips
pucker. But it was, indeed, delicious. Taken with having a foreigner in
their midst, the staff forced plate upon plate of different kinds of
knafeh on me. At a certain point, I told them I could eat no more,
worrying momentarily about my blood sugar level.<br />
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I continued to explore the old city--spice shops on one side, lamb
carcasses hanging from meat hooks on the other. Despite the fact that
few tourists head up to Nablus, nobody in the market tried to lure me
into their store (a common practice in the old cities of Jerusalem,
Damascus, and Cairo). <br />
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When I had had my fill, I hired a taxi and asked the driver to take me
up one of the mountains to see the city. From the high ground I marveled at the densely packed city that had been
witness to so many triumphs and tragedies of history.<br />
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On my way out of town by bus a few hours later, we passed through an
Israeli military checkpoint. A soldier flagged us down and asked, in
Arabic, for everyone's IDs. After a cursory review of paperwork, he
sent us on our way, and my fellow passengers chuckled at the distinctly
Israeli accent of the soldier's Arabic. It served as a reminder that
even as Nablus has passed from its darkest days, the political issues
surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are still knocking at its
door.<br /><br /><b>Follow along with Theo's journey at <a href="http://alexanderthegreat.globalpost.com/">Global Post</a>, and on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/Theodore_May">@Theodore_May</a>.</b><br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><img alt="Plastiki Arrival in Sydney" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/4828612563_2ce575c243.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="488" width="500" /></span> <div>National Geographic Emerging Explorer <a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/david-de-rothschild/">David de Rothschild</a> completed his four month journey across the Pacific yesterday traveling aboard the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.theplastiki.com/" ><em>Plastiki</em></a>, a catamaran constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles. Deriving the name from Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 <em>Kon-Tiki</em> expedition from South America to Tahiti, this voyage was done to inspire people to reevaluate the resources they consume, particularly the one-use plastic bottles that we toss away without thinking.<blockquote><br />"The story that has been told to us about plastic is that it's
cheap, it's valueless, it's non-toxic, it's easy to use, and don't
worry about throwing it out because we can just make some more," said
de Rothschild."The reality is it's not cheap, it's not non-toxic, it's not
valueless. It's valuable, it uses a lot of resources.... We need to
start taking a serious look at the way we produce and design every
product we use in our lives."</blockquote>After leaving from Sausalito, California, he and his crew arrived in Sydney Darling Harbour yesterday, and the boat will remain moored at the <a href="http://www.anmm.gov.au/" >Australian National Maritime Museum</a> for the next month, and will be open to the public for visits on Sunday, August 1. Read more about their journey at <a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2010/07/bottle-boat-plastiki-completes.html">Nat Geo News Watch</a>, and follow the path of their journey by visiting the crew's <a href="http://twitter.com/plastiki" >Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePlastiki" >YouTube</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/plastiki" >Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/plastiki/" >Flickr</a>, and <a href="http://www.theplastiki.com/blog/" >blog.</a><br /><br /><i>Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/plastiki/4828612563/in/set-72157624582372074/">The Plastiki Flickr page</a></i><br /> </div><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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		<title>Green Cards: A Cautionary Tale</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rainer Jenss offers a cautionary tale for travelers with green cards... As terrific as my recent visit to Brazil was, it almost didn't happen. So I'm posting this cautionary tale in the event anyone else runs into the same predicament...<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<i><b>Rainer Jenss</b> offers a cautionary tale for travelers with green cards... <br /></i><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image"><a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/greencard.jpg"><img alt="greencard.jpg" src="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/greencard-thumb-250x160.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt; float: left;" height="160" width="250" /></a></span>As terrific as my <a href="http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2010/07/back-to-sugar-loaf.html">recent visit to Brazil</a> was, it almost didn't happen. So I'm posting this cautionary tale in the event anyone else runs into the same predicament as I did and needs some guidance.<br /><br />Because I am a German national and still hold a passport from my mother country, I do not need a visa to enter Brazil. Americans, on the other hand, do, since the United States started applying visa requirements on Brazilians as a result of post-9/11 homeland security measures. This was not always the case, but Brazil has a reciprocal visa policy, meaning they adopt the same measures towards countries that place restrictions on theirs.<br /><br />Not being a U.S. citizen, however, does mean that I'm required to travel with a <a href="http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ae853ad15c673210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&amp;vgnextchannel=ae853ad15c673210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD">green card</a> whenever I leave the country . . . especially if I want to get back in! So the story starts on the JFK Express Bus on my way to the airport.&nbsp; That's when I realized I'd accidentally left my green card at the house. Without enough time to go home and retrieve it, I had to think fast about what to do. Miss the flight and hope to get on the same one a day later? Or should I risk it and leave the country without it as long as I had it coming back? I could have my wife FedEx it to my hotel in São Paulo.&nbsp; To help me decide, I frantically tried a number of different Google searches on my iPhone, but I couldn't get a precise answer on what my options were.<br /><br /><br />
When I arrived at JFK, I asked the agents at the TAM Airlines counter
for assistance, but no one knew for sure what I should do. All I did
know was that I could leave without a green card and since I could
safely have it sent overnight, I decided to go that route. Just to
make certain I'd be ok, I paid a visit to the airport security office
for some additional counsel. After hearing my plan, they recommended I
not leave without it in case something unforeseeable went wrong with
the FedEx delivery. Losing my green card in the mail would be a
worst-case scenario and should be avoided at all costs. That's when I
came up with another strategy. What if my wife comes to JFK to pick me
up when I return and gets it to the proper authorities to give to me
when I arrive? After some further consultation, the security officers
agreed that this might be a safer play. "Good luck," they shouted as I
rushed for the gate.<br />
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Fast-forward six days. Even though it had been in the back of my mind
throughout the week, I was quite confident all would work out fine. Then when I checked in for my return flight to New York, I abruptly got
some official clarification that had eluded me until that point: I
needed my green card in able to get on the plane back to the U.S., not
just when I went through Immigration. They told me because the
airlines are held accountable for travelers entering the country
legally, they do not board anyone without proper documentation. Even
though I explained my situation and showed them a photocopy of my green
card, that wasn't sufficient. If someone arrives in the U.S.
illegally, I soon learned, it's the airline's responsibility to
return that person to the country of origin, and in my case, TAM did
not want to assume the potential liability, even though I assured them
my wife would be at the airport waiting with my proof of legal
residency.&nbsp; <br /><br />In a bit of desperation, I asked if TAM had anyone at JFK
who my wife could show my green card to before the plane was scheduled
to take off, which was still 2.5 hours away. Luckily, they did and
even more fortunately, I got hold of my wife who hastily drove to JFK
in time to show the airport manager the green card. This satisfied the
officials at TAM, and I was able to get on the flight. After we landed
at JFK, the TAM gate agent had the card waiting for me and I got
through Passport Control without a hitch.<br />
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So take it from my experience, if you do leave the country without your
green card and don't want to rely on a mail carrier to get it to you
overseas, make sure to visit the local U.S. consulate for advice. They will be able to assist you, and you won't end up at
the airport scrambling to figure out what to do like I did.&nbsp; <br /><br /><b>Next week, Rainer resumes his family travel beat. You can follow him on Twitter at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JenssTravel">@JenssTravel</a>. <br /></b><i><br />Photo: www.theamericandream.de</i><br /><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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