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Movie review: 'Cirkus Columbia'
There's nothing particularly subtle about the political observations in "Cirkus Columbia," but that's as it should be in this dark comedy set in 1991 Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the blinkered brink of war. If anything, the latest feature from Danis Tanovic ("...Tags: Movies, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Entertainment, Danis Tanovic
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Movie review: 'Boy'
The New Zealand-set, coming-of-age quirkfest "Boy" proves as slight as its minimalist title. Like the film's lead character, a scrappy 11-year-old everyone calls simply Boy (the wonderfully expressive James Rolleston), there's potential here. But writer-...Tags: Movies, Boris (music group), Bosnia and Herzegovina, John Cage, Music
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Book review: 'Karaoke Culture' by Dubravka Ugreši
Los Angeles TimesKaraoke Culture Dubravka Ugresic Open Letter: 324 pp., $15.95 paper Dubravka Ugresic does not like karaoke. That doesn't stop her from trying it, just as her resistance to celebrity doesn't stop her from putting her head through a cutout on a Hollywood...Tags: Culture, Radovan Karadzic, Television, Culture, Clark Gable
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Traveling abroad? For information, check with the country's tourist office
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is through their website only. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-...Tags: Belgium, Montenegro, Antigua and Barbuda, Tanzania, Israel
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Croatia: Seeking shelter in a sobe
Special to the Los Angeles TimesHe was the least aggressive among the dozens of locals waving sobe signs in our faces. My fiancé, Jay, and I had just stepped off the ferry onto the Croatian island of Korcula, where the placard-carriers were standing on the dock, competing with one...Tags: Crimes, Tourism and Leisure, Rentals, Trips and Vacations, Family
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How to choose a sobe in Croatia
Special to the Los Angeles TimesHOW TO CHOOSE A SOBE Look for sobe owners who have brochures or photos of their accommodations. Always view the room before paying. Feel free to negotiate the price. Make sure the owner speaks English so that your needs are understood. Go with your... -
The Kvarner Islands: Adriatic idyll
Special to the Los Angeles TimesI'm walking along a stretch of the Adriatic Sea that reminds me of another time, another hemisphere. It's not the forest of pine trees that offers shade along the seawall on a poster-perfect 70-degree day. It's not the little docked boats bobbing up and...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Tourism and Leisure, Benito Mussolini, Rentals
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Visiting Croatia's Kvarner Islands
GETTING THERE From LAX, Lufthansa offers connecting service (change of plane) to Zagreb. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $462. Two buses leave daily from Zagreb to Krk and Rab islands. Regular bus service connects the islands, although the...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Zagreb (Croatia), Getaway Travel
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PASSINGS: Milka Planinc, Jerrold Marsden, Gloria Green, Frank Bourgholtzer, Frederik Chel, Sherman J. Maisel
Milka Planinc Former premier of Yugoslavia Milka Planinc, 85, who was prime minister in the 1980s in what was then communist Yugoslavia, died Thursday in a Zagreb clinic after a long illness, the Croatian state-run news agency reported. Planinc was a...Tags: Federal Reserve, Health and Medical Professionals, Science and Technology, Diabetes, Harry S. Truman
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U.S. accepting international help with gulf oil spill, State Department says
GreenspaceThe United States is accepting help from 12 countries and international organizations in dealing with the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the State Department said Tuesday. The State Department said in a news release that the U.S....... -
Go native in Europe and Japan -- take the train
Who rides trains these days? Europeans, for starters. And the Japanese, of course. And maybe you, if you're looking to discover new places and save some money while you're in Britain or Ireland, on the Continent or in Japan. Rail passes, savvy travelers...Tags: Belgium, Japan, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Transportation Industry
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Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Belgium, Montenegro, Antigua and Barbuda, Tanzania, Israel
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