What Was New: July 2007

9 July

Pic of the Week

Strange reflections in mirrored windows on a Kuala Lumpur office building.
Windows

10 July

Selamat Datang!

Kuala Lumpur's a thrilling city of contrasts, with Malay, Chinese and Indian Malaysians rubbing shoulders in a city that bears the marks of a colonial past and a bang-up-to-date present. You can read more about it in our brand-new section on Malaysia's capital!
Kuala Lumpur

23 July

Pic of the Week

A Victorian pillar box gleams bright red as the Forth Rail Bridge looms in the background.
Heavy Metal

24 July

Lights, camera... action!

Ever imagined what it's like to be a video documentary filmmaker, on the road in remote parts of the world, giving something back to a community in need? Here's your opportunity to live and film that dream – the World Nomads Film Scholarship.
(Students only; applications close 13 August)
World Nomads Film Scholarship

30 July

Pic of the Week

Shelves of cheeses in an Amsterdam shop.
Say "Cheese"!

31 July

Roosters, sankies and colmados

"It would be very easy to dismiss the differences of life in the DR as the Dominicans' shortcomings. Ginnie steers well clear of this trap and, indeed, gently chides the naivety of some of the many foreigners who've visited Puerto Plata with a view to settling." Dave reviews Ginnie Bedggood's "Quisqueya" – at turns funny, candid and hard-hitting. Compulsory reading for any expat planning to move to a developing country!
Quisqueya