Filed under: Arts and Culture , Festivals and Events , Sweden Tomorrow (08.08.08) not only marks the start of the 2008 Olympic Games, but it’s also the day for Stockholm’s Go08 festival . Why does the 08.08.08 date carry significance for Stockholmites? It’s their telephone area code; in Swedish they’re often referred to as "08ers." So because Friday’s calendar date was special the City of Stockholm decided to throw a party, and it’s going to be full of music, food and dancing into the late hours. Along with various musical acts playing in two of the cities main squares -- Kungsträdgården and Medborgarplatsen -- Stockholm’s Old Town will be the battleground of a "water war." The water war isn’t part of the city’s official festivities, but if you’re in the area and planning on doing some sightseeing you just might want to bring your water gun for the showdown. Don’t expect to pay too much for Go08; ...
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Filed under: Cultures , United States One of the easiest ways to spot a tourist in places like New York and Chicago is on mass transit. Locals breeze through the turn-styles and right to their train while the visitors fumble with the automated pass machine and blindly navigate the tunnels with a map stuck to their face. My first trip to Chicago was exactly like that -- where does the brown line go? which way is the train going? someone help, please! But after a few visits I figured out ho... more
Filed under: Cultures , History , Stories , North America , United States While learning what to do is an integral component of pre-trip planning, learning about a nation’s people and their attitudes is just as important -- yet often overlooked. To that end, foreigners visiting America may be interested in checking out How To Travel America . Developed by Kenneth Hulick & Francesca Campbell Hulick, How To Travel America is a website offering a variety of resources and informat... more
Filed under: Cultures , Photos , Africa One of my favorite scenes in a movie is from Joe vs. The Volcano , when a young Tom Hanks lands on Waponi Wu Island, home of the fictitious Waponi tribe. Aside from lacking any sense of direction (navigationally speaking), the tribe are also hopelessly addicted to an orange drink called Jump Soda. How bizarre is that? Anyway, I ran across this photo gallery of African kings and it reminded me of that movie, with a bit of Coming to Amer... more
Filed under: Cultures , Business , United States There are few things more American than a drive-thru, and to a foreigner visiting this mecca of car-bound businesses, where every conceivable meal or service is offered via the comfort of your car , it may seem that we, as a nation, are lazy. There is a difference, however, between ingenuity and laziness -- I mean, if you can go to Sunday service without doing as much as rolling down the windows of your Buick, why not? But laziness breed... more
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