Around the world with kids (San Jose Mercury News)
Swimming hazards Swimming in freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, or streams in developing countries can lead to schistosomiasis or other serious infections. In addition, many bodies of water in developing countries may be polluted and should be avoided. Chlorinated pools and salt water are generally safe and pose minimal risk of disease. Contact with jellyfish, Portuguese man-of-war, and other marine life may result in injury and should be avoided.
Around the world with kids (San Jose Mercury News)
Share tales of round-the-world travel It's the vacation of a lifetime: 28 countries in 12 months, with plenty of time to see and do whatever you please.
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Under U.N. Chief, Koreans in Key Posts (Washington Post)
UNITED NATIONS -- South Korea's former ambassador to the United Nations, Choi Young-jin, will travel to Ivory Coast in the coming weeks to run the world body's peacekeeping efforts, making him the first South Korean diplomat to lead a major U.N. mission in Africa, and the latest compatriot tapped...
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Natural charms and ancient allure set Riviera Maya a lush world apart (Boston Globe)
SIAN KA'AN BIOSPHERE RESERVE, Mexico - The Maya called this part of the world Sian Ka'an, or "where the sky is born." As we cruise across the milky green water of Laguna Campechen, part of the Everglades-like expanse of the eastern Yucatan Peninsula, the sky seems immense. A high scrim of clouds does little to shield us from the powerful ...
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Books: World War II sites, LIFE photos, U.S. food (Newsday)
"The 25 Essential World War II Sites, European Theater: The Ultimate Traveler's Guide to Battlefields, Monuments and Museums," by Chuck Thompson (Greenline Publications, $19.95)
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Rural towns prepare for visit by world-class violinist (Post-Bulletin)
DAWSON, Minn. -- Two small western Minnesota towns are buzzing about next week's concerts by world-class violinist Midori, who picked Dawson and Fergus Falls as two of four rural towns in the U.S. where she'll perform. "This is a onc
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The world's best cruises, according to Doug (Seattle Times)
Which cruise is the world's best? Lots of publications — including Cruise Critic, The Travel Channel, Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast...
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Musical Meditation (Princeton Packet)
SiriOm Singh spreads a message of peace and healing in a concert at Small World Coffee.
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Italian provincial: Basilicata, at the instep of the boot, rewards a retrace of ancestral steps (The Star-Ledger)
MARSICO NUOVO, Italy -- This is the Italy that time forgot. Even today, despite the country's designation as the fifth most popular destination in the world, few travel to the instep of the Italian boot, a hardscrabble region known as Basilicata.
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Where the world slows down (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
When an Italian wants to show you some nook of his world, some special corner of his patch, never turn down the offer. When the Venice-based architects Umberto La Caprara and Francesca Varini summoned me to the bucolic hinterlands of Cremona and Mantua, sure I'd be seduced by the area's rich mix of history, art, landscape, food, and wine, I gratefully acceded.
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Syria makes changes to stem the flow of Iraqi refugees (International Herald Tribune)
In a change quietly enacted Oct. 1, Syria has closed its borders to all but a small group of Iraqis and imposed new visa rules that will legally require the 1.5 million Iraqis currently in Syria to return to Iraq.
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Around the world with kids (San Jose Mercury News)
Table 3. Insulin adjustments for travel through six or more time zones WESTBOUND (day is lengthened) Dose schedule Day of departure 18 hr after morning dose, if blood glucose is >240 mg/dL First morning at destination Single dose Take usual dose Take one third of usual dose followed by snack or meal Take usual dose Two doses Take usual morning dose followed by evening dose 10-12 hr later Take one third of usual morning dose followed by snack or meal Take usual dose EASTBOUND (day is shortened) Dose schedule Day of departure First morning at destination 10 hr after morning dose, if blood glucose is >240 mg/dL Second day at destination Single dose Take usual dose Take two thirds of usual dose Take remaining one third of morning dose Take usual dose Two doses Take usual morning and evening doses Take two thirds of usual morning dose Take usual evening dose plus remaining one third of morning dose Take usual two doses
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