The NY Times ran a fascinating piece this week on the fate of the former site of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan, Afghanistan.

The RAD Blog’s Jon Rawlinson is back with new videos after an absence of a month or more. Take a gander at his trip to Kotor, Montenegro.

The travel pages kept it real this weekend, with stories on stunt trips and secret destinations, tips on how to find and avoid political hotspots, and news about how growing numbers of people are changing some beloved destinations.

Travel headlines for the weekend of 11/05/06.

Non-profit World Heritage Tours has undertaken a massive project – documenting all sites listed with the UNESCO World Heritage program in 360º-you-are-there “panographies�?.