Some people may not think of NBC as a place to search for interesting, off-beat travel stories, but have you ever been to their World Blog?
In their own words…
NBC News World Blog aims to provide a dynamic look at world events and trends — both big and small — from NBC News correspondents, producers, and bureaus around the world. Online entries — from text to video — will explore news events and how they are shaping our world.
Regular contributors include NBC News correspondents, producers and staff based in bureaus across the world and on assignment.
It is – in a nutshell – human interest and travel writing by staff based abroad – in the places you might least expect to find these types of stories.
Like Adrienne Mong, an NBC News Producer currently based in Kabul, sharing stories about the local culture of kite flying and the little known grave in Kabul of famous British archeologist and Silk Route explorer Sir Marc Aurel Stein – a story I had recently discussed in this previous post.
Warangkana Chomchuen is another NBC staffer based in Bangkok. One of his recent entries tells the tale of a boy born to migrant workers from Myanmar who travels to Japan to represent Thailand in the paper plane championships. He eventually wins and returns to Thailand and to a life in limbo – having no permanent status in Thailand and no other country to call home. Before that entry, Chomchuen talks of the fat traffic cops on the streets of Bangkok, being told – get in shape, or else!
The stories are wide-ranging, and unique. From the people reporting the big stories in far off places, the World Blog is perhaps more of a reflection of some of their personal interests – not something ready for the six o’clock NBC TV broadcast.
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