Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Notations From The Grid (Special Weekly Edition): On Our World

We here at the Daily Outsider respect the work done by the team at Ozy Media.   We were particularly impressed as they featured a story on Iran--Somalia is also just as fun to read about--and they have 25 Million Reasons to be proud of their accomplishment.   It is all about creating a different vision to as they say, stay interesting.


Please enjoy:


THE DAILY DOSE

#1 FAST FORWARD

Your Next Big Vacation: Somaliland?

The beaches are amazing, but it technically doesn’t exist. 
#2 TRUE STORY

My Night in an ICU — in Cuba

Spoiler alert: She lived to write this story. 
#3 FAST FORWARD

A Free Couch to Crash On in Iran

A sign of the times in the Middle East: The tourists are coming.
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MORE MUST READS

#4 GOOD SH*T

I Dined in One of North Korea's Restaurants

What’s on the menu in North Korea? As it turns out, not politics.
#5 FAST FORWARD

Soldiers? Diplomats? Nah — Send In the Tourists

Tourism is a powerful force. Maybe it’s time to put it to work for world peace.
#6 GOOD SH*T

Karachi's Picture-Postcard Beach

On the far outskirts of Karachi sits a small and impoverished hamlet with a beach so beautiful it belongs on the cover of a luxury travel magazine.
#7 GOOD SH*T

Syrian Eats on Istanbul Streets

Restaurants are creating a culinary home-away-from-home for displaced Syrians.
#8 FAST FORWARD

KFC in a War Zone

KFC left Syria, but some other companies are finding that doing business in a conflict zone can pay off. 

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