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News:
- Pencil Pushers (Bloomberg Businessweek). Pencils are now hip.
- For Those in Peril (The Economist). See the ‘How They Get There’ map of African migrants to Europe.
- Base Issues (The Economist). The map puts in perspective the amount of Okinawa occupied by US forces.
- Classical Music Philanthropy (FT). Resurrecting forgotten music.
- Lincoln at Gettysburg (National Affairs). Thoughtful exploration of the text.
- Richard Burton, Victorian Explorer (FT). “‘Ruffian Dick’ spoke 40 languages, infiltrated male brothels and Mecca and is remembered as Britain’s most flamboyant adventurer.”
- A League of His Own (Bloomberg Businessweek). Sepp Blatter and FIFA.
- How the North Ended Up on the Top of the Map (Al-Jazeera). Europe once favored maps with East on top.
- Illusions of Grandeur (Foreign Policy). Erstwhile West Papuan Independence leader handing out with soldiers of fortune in Wyoming.
Travel:
- Class Warfare, 5 Miles Up (FT). Great quip on KLM, “Business class on KLM is no-nonsense. They give you one drink, then a slightly better hot meal than in the back of the plane and then… no more anything, and if you ask for even a cracker they make this face at you. It’s hard to describe . . . sort of like, ‘So you think you’re better than everyone else on this plane, do you?'”
- The People’s Republic of Cruiseland (Bloomberg Businessweek). Chinese taking to the seas, fun piece without pastiche.
- Delta, SkyTeam To Give Up Slots at JFK to Settle EU Antitrust Probe (Skift). While Delta is accusing the Gulf carriers of not playing fair.
- The Backpacker’s Guide to Eurail Passes (Part 1) (Map Happy). So many options, I always end up flying and driving in Europe.
- Secrets of the World’s Best Hotel Beds (WSJ). See the graphic on the Four Seasons bed. Any bed with only Euro style pillows is a bad sleep coming for me, in such cases I hope there is a couch cushion I can put in a pillow case.
- On Board But Never Bored (FT). Lucy Kellaway and her son take a cruise on new super-size ship Anthem of the Seas.
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This might be a long shot, but I have a couple questions regarding car-rentals in Europe — I’m currently trying to put together a roadtrip through the Balkans, starting in Croatia and eventually finishing in either Bulgaria or Greece (depending on logistics). The main problems I’m encountering are currently that I am currently 19 (and thus not allowed to rent with many agencies) and that the one-way car rental is either extortionately expensive or plainly disallowed. Do you know of any car rental companies that would be willing to rent to an “underage” driver such as myself? Any ideas on… Read more »
@Adam K – the only thing I can think of is locating local agencies that might waive the age though going to be even worse for one-way as they may be country-specific. You might have to do planes, trains, and buses this go-round. The other option for long trips is to buy a beater car and try to sell it at the end of the trip.