From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Tiny Region of Tiny Country recognized by the World’s Tiniest Island Nation

December 20, 2009
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photo by Tatters:) – aerial view of the smallest island nation in the world
In a bizarre tail this past week Nauru has officially recognized Abkhazia as a country.
Abkhazia is a 8288 square kilometer breakaway region of the small country of Georgia in the Caucasus region. No, we’re not talking about the breakaway region of Georgia that was at the center of the Georgia-Russia conflict in August 2008 -  that’s South Ossetia. Confused yet?
Nauru, on the [...]

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Somalia – In the news, but soon forgotten… again

December 14, 2009
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photo by ctsnow Mogadishu, Somali
A couple weeks ago I wrote about the release of the Canadian and Australian freelance journalists that had been held hostage inside Somalia. Since then the Toronto Somali community has been shocked by the disappearance of five young Somali men that many are speculating have gone to Somalia to fight with a terror group called Al-Shabaab.
These current events, coupled with the rise of Somali pirates over the last few years, has [...]

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Bikes, Travel, News and More

December 6, 2009
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This week I wanted to share a few websites I have come across recently. They are a mixed bag of different areas of interest and illustrate the wide skope of my blog thus far.
Global Voices Online
This is a collection of bloggers and editors that bring to the surface news items that might otherwise get overlooked.
Global Voices seeks to aggregate, curate, and amplify the global conversation online – shining light on places and people other [...]

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A travel and news chronicle from the places my bicycle takes me. It’s not a cycling blog per se. It’s a record of things I encounter along the way – in my travels with Tour d’Afrique Ltd., and through my own experiences at home and abroad.
This is a personal blog and has no official affiliation with Tour d’Afrique Ltd. or anyone other than myself. The views and opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of anyone else.