4/16/2008 at 5:45 PM
Tags: China Travel, Olympics, 2008 Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Beijing Olympics 2008, Sports Travel, Olympic Torch (all tags)
After passing through San Francisco, the Olympic Torch didn't find much trouble in Buenos Aires, Dar es Salaam or Muscat. Now in Pakistan, the torch is prepping for a tour of the rest of Asia before heading back to China.
Among the upcoming stops are Kuala Lumpur, Canberra and Nagano, and today's relay through Islamabad was incident-free. But beware, torch watchers: Protesters in Australia are already agitating, so we could be in for more drama.
Related Stories:
· Tracking the Torch [Google Maps]
· Tracking the Torch's Carbon Footprint [Slate]
· Chinese in Australia Vow to Defend Torch [Telegraph]
· Olympic Torch Run has Sparse Crowd in Pakistan [AP, via Google]
· China Completes Blacktop Road to Mt. Everest [AP, via IHT]
[Photo: Google Maps]
by pbb
9/22/2006 at 9:20 AM
Tags: Islamabad, Food, Pakistan, Menupages (all tags)
All dressed up with nowhere to go in Islamabad? Simply got the munchies? Perhaps
Foona can steer you in the right direction. No, that's not the name of a Lonely Planet author, it's Islamabad's latest (and maybe only) website dedicated exclusively to restaurant listings.
Whether you crave a 'round the clock hangover-smiting serving of chicken tikka (Food 24 Hours), a fix of sugary kulfa (Rasheed Sweets), or, gasp,
American food, Foona will tell you where to go and how much it will cost you.
You can search by neighborhood, cuisine, price, or all three, but remember this brand new site is still in its beta phase. Could that explain why Subway qualifies for the "Garden Fresh" category? Beta or not, Foona's mission to serve foodies and draw attention to even the tiniest mom-and-pop grub stops is honorable.
The website is in English, but gets its name from a combination of the word "food" and its Urdu equivalent ("khana").
by djk
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