A new food blog is meticulously combing Seattle’s Chinatown restaurants in search of good eats. MSG150 has a total of 11 bloggers, each of whom takes photos of their meal, breaks down the good and the bad, and even copies their after-meal fortune. Via SeriousEats.
On the complete opposite of the food spectrum, shortages in North Korea are making political tensions worse. A poor autumn harvest, skyrocketing rice prices in China and Kim Jong Il’s rejection of South Korean aid are all culminating to create what could be a disastrous famine. From the IHT.
In the travel blogosphere, Nerd’s Eye View says she’s tired of all the on-the-cusp travelers whining about how tourists ruin everything. Her post, “The Thin Edge of the Tourism Wedge” cuts to the heart of the debate.
Marjane Satrapi, author of the Persepolis graphic novel series — now also major film — was interviewed by the Guardian last week. Journalist Simon Hattenstone talks about Satrapi’s precocious youth and her views on the way the world is heading.
A reminder to all us young writers and bloggers to keep perspective; there will always be someone who’s working harder.
Welcome to TDT. This blog is a mishmash of reflections on world news, essays on life and travel, poetry and narratives from my own journeys.
