World Hum in the Chicago Tribune

Praise for World Hum in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune:

The tagline by itself–”Travel Dispatches from a Shrinking Planet”–is enough to cause severe wanderlust in even the most sedentary of souls. While not technically a new Web site, WorldHum has, as of late, evolved into something of an ultimate Weblog (or “blog”) for travel-related content that is devoted to the journey rather than the destination. Start by perusing the list of “Dispatches” from your country or region of choice, which tend more toward eloquent prose than most first-person travel narratives available today on the Web. The volume of content offered at the site is rather impressive, as even a search of Antarctica turned up nine entries (including a must-read entitled “Travelers Who Come Down with Hypothermia or Whose Ship Crashes into an Iceberg Will Pay a Surcharge”). Also worth a look is the “How To” area (accessible from the home page), where you can learn about everything from crossing the street in Rome to using a squat toilet.

Thanks, Trib!

- April 28, 2008