You really need a car to get around in this part of the world. I eventually returned my Eurailpass unused because there basically are no trains running in the Balkans.

People-watching is one of the best parts of urban travel, if you ask me – seeing how global fashion trends get filtered through regional style, or what unique kinds of sartorial crazy the locals have dreamt up.

Wallpaper, the glossy magazine-cum-bible of modernist chic that helped turn “design” and “lifestyle” into the ubiquitous buzzwords they are today, has just released a series of travel guides.

Travel headlines for the weekend of 10/8/06.

The NYT went on a veritable shopping spree of travel coverage this weekend, with a T Style Magazine issue devoted to tasteful globetrotting, in addition to their regular Sunday section.

If, like me, you’ve yet to make it to Cape Town to sample its reputedly great low-key vibe, wining and dining, and killer surf breaks, you can get a vicarious dose of SA style via Cherryflava’s photoblog.

If, like me, you’ve yet to make it to Cape Town to sample its reputedly great low-key vibe, wining and dining, and killer surf breaks, you can get a vicarious dose of SA style via Cherryflava’s photoblog.