Sun-SentinelJews among mangos and pagodasSun-SentinelHe began turning out Jewish-oriented travel guides to the continent, then Russia and the Ukraine, then the Caribbean. Finally he got the idea to specialize in the smaller enclaves in exotic lands. The travels yielded many crystalline moments.and more »

Israel 'Then And Now'The Jewish WeekA publicist and former newspaper reporter, current resident of Palm Beach County in Florida and former resident of Westchester County here, he has written a series of travel guides, including books devoted to Europe, Russia and Ukraine, as well as the ...

Your Business: Smartphone app gets tourists on trackNew Zealand HeraldItravelnz is targeted at three types of tourists, domestic, foreign and new migrants, who will find a comprehensive and interactive travel guide very useful, Volna says. "Printed guides are often out-of-date whereas smartphone information is easy to ...

Whistle Stops: How To Travel By Train Almost AnywhereForbesOr, for more fun, he says, “It's easy to travel by train all the way from the UK to Belgrade in Serbia, to Skopje in Macedonia or Podgorica, then to Bar in Montenegro.” We love his “Beginners Guide to train travel in the Ukraine.” Malta anyone? Kenya?

Rare Rome snowstorm closes ColosseumNews24Travel guide that leads you straight to the best attractions that Poland has on offer. Now R217.95 Rome - Heavy snow fell in central Rome on Friday, giving tourists a rare sight of whitened landmarks such as Saint Peter's Square and the Trevi Fountain, ...and more »

Q&A with Anatoliy Pinchuk: Developing new weapons against cancerColorado Springs GazetteA native of Ukraine, Pinchuk earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree in physics from colleges in Ukraine and a doctoral degree in physics and mathematics from the National Academy of Sciences in Ukraine.

UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUPI.com10 (UPI) -- Three South Korean tourists and a guide were kidnapped Friday in the Sinai, Egyptian officials said. The abductions came a day after a Bedouin tribe in the region kidnapped 17 Egyptian border police officers, bikyamasr.com reported.and more »

'Tornado tourism' stirs anger in JoplinThe Seattle TimesSo when a local television report raised the possibility that tourist buses could be allowed to crawl through neighborhoods leveled by one of the deadliest tornados in American history, people swiftly responded with angry calls and emails.and more »

The GuardianCorkboard: our weekly travel news round-upThe GuardianA new website fills the hole, with independent content, brilliant ideas and detailed guides to every island, events, accommodation and activities. See definitivecaribbean.com Teach abroad Teachers International Consultancy (ticrecruitment.com), ...and more »

It's Your Money Honey: read about itWinnipeg Free PressYekelchyk is a Victoria scholar of Stalinist culture and political life in the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. He has written three books on the subject, including Ukraine: Birth of a Modern Nation (2007) published by Oxford University ...