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Faiz Five, Greece

In Athens staying in Syntagma Square. Some riot police around the place.

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Russia, N. Caucasus
| Car blast kills senior security official in Dagestan.
Russia, St. Petersburg
| 8-storey building collapses, no injuries reported.

Privanash Gharti, India

Staying in the north near the airport. Luckily meetings are up here too otherwise I'd need to brave the congested roads!

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Indonesia, Sumatra
| 5.0 earthquake recorded in Aceh, no casualties.
China, Inner Mongolia
| Massive traffic jam returns & stretches 120 km.

Gabrielle D, United Arab Emirates

Dubai airport is like a long sausage machine. Too many people squeezed into a tube like space.

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Jordan, Amman
| Dozens hold protest to denounce Israeli-Palestinian talks.
Israel, Gaza
| Israeli army shoots & wounds Palestinian near Erez crossing.

Fernando Frasparni, Canada

I've been bitten by insects but at least I haven't been chased by a moose

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Mexico, Sinaloa
| Gunmen attack newspaper office in Mazatlan.
Anguilla
| Hurricane brings heavy rains, strong winds, causes power outages.

global roaming, Chile

Heading south out of Santiago today.

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Colombia
| Ecuadorian arrested at border smuggling explosives for guerillas.
Colombia, Cauca
| Rebel attack on power plant disrupts electricity supply.

Patellaz, South Africa

Driving through transkei and in umtata at the moment.

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Algeria, Boumerdes
| 2 soldiers dead & 26 wounded in suicide bombing.
Mozambique, Maputo
| Tires burned & at least 1 dead in continuing protests.


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Greece - Posted by Faiz Five
In Athens staying in Syntagma Square. Some riot police around the place.

India - Posted by Privanash Gharti
Staying in the north near the airport. Luckily meetings are up here too otherwise I'd need to brave the congested roads!

Canada - Posted by Fernando Frasparni
I've been bitten by insects but at least I haven't been chased by a moose

South Africa - Posted by Patellaz
Driving through transkei and in umtata at the moment.

Turkey - Posted by Fay Chandler
Lunch at Mikla, great view over mouth of the Bosphorus.

Singapore - Posted by Gabrielle D
Meeting out at Changi today, by taxi.

India - Posted by Privanash Gharti
Waiting to get on a plane to Mumbai..

Morocco - Posted by skidoodle
Kitesurfing in Essaouira. Awesome.

Tanzania - Posted by Happy Membani
Still in Dar es Salam and going to Arusha tomorrow then to Ngorogoro

Vietnam - Posted by Stephan Bancroek
Saw the water puppet theatre performance last night.. so cool that's how the farmers entertain themselves

India - Posted by Screaming Eagle
Did a tour of some of the palaces today

Turkey - Posted by Fay Chandler
Back in Istanbul for a few days. Staying on the European side.

India - Posted by Jeet Gharty
On a trip to Gurgoan this week. Amazing how much it's been developed.

Indonesia - Posted by ayu.septyani
it's sunny in Denpasar. If you wanna have a holiday here,it will be very great season for you.

Canada - Posted by Fernando Frasparni
Have you seen the size of the Mosquitoes in Banf??

Bulgaria - Posted by Demet Taspinet
I'm staying in Sunny Beach. Is this the Bulgarian Riviera?

South Africa - Posted by Patellaz
Staying in Grahamstown and went down to Port Alfred today.

India - Posted by Screaming Eagle
Arrived in Jaipur last night, so grand.

Singapore - Posted by Gabrielle D
Went to China Town today.. good to see a historic and relatively untouched part of Singapore.

India - Posted by Privanash Gharti
Got back to Delhi OK with no trouble from the Naxals in West Bengal!

Indonesia - Posted by Han
raining day

Nepal - Posted by Hajal
At the airport waiting for my flight

Laos - Posted by Reshlal
Arrived in Vientiane and no sign of any bandits on route 13. Who are the bandits anyway?

Indonesia - Posted by Edward de Beauvoir
I'm thinking about moving to Bali.. the pace of life matches my internal metronome.

South Africa - Posted by Patellaz
Got stuck in Nature's Valley.. cool spot, so tranquil.

India - Posted by Screaming Eagle
Left Goa a few days back.. now on a short visit to Mumbai before getting out to the desert. Where are all the Bollywood stars?

Chile - Posted by global roaming
Heading south out of Santiago today.

Vietnam - Posted by Stephan Bancroek
Just arrived in Hanoi. have wanted to come to Vietnam for years to see all the sites. Excited!! Are any other travellers here to link up with..?

Singapore - Posted by Gabrielle D
Am staying in a hotel in bugis area. Seem to be a lot of traveller hotels here.

India - Posted by Privanash Gharti
Getting the train back to Delhi later. Heard the Rajdhani Express has been stopped by Naxals before. Hope it won't happen this time!

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