What's that on the airport ceiling?

Violet took this photo of her funny purchase: [Found at Violet's Flickr page. Hat tip to Boing Boing] The small print on the product is funny, too: "For best quality open package and chew them all." Love foreign supermarkets as much as we do? Now you can prove it. Send your supermarket souvenir photo and caption (click here for email address) with the subject line "Supermarket Souvenir," and we'll consider your photo for our slide show. See the slide show here.

A photographer on Flickr named Hamish Grant has found a collection of over 200 35mm Kodachrome slides of travel and marketing posters from the 1950's and 1960's. Here is one of the gems. See the full gallery on Flickr. (hat tip to BoingBoing) FUN READING A list of the 50 greatest travel books is up at Brave New Traveler. What's number one book, according to Ms. Michaela Lola? Ernest Hemingway's A Death in the Afternoon. ELSEWHERE RideAccidents.com describes itself as "the world's single most comprehensive, detailed, updated, accurate, and complete source of amusement ride accident reports and related news. The site includes a record of fatal amusement ride accidents in the United States since 1972, and, for the past nine years, has recorded all types of accidents, including many from outside the United States."

China's Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses were arguably the most significant archaeological excavations of the past few decades. Discovered outside the town of Xian, the well-preserved artifacts originally were used as decoration for the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, who was likely the first emperor of China (around 220 B.C.). This year, twenty of the terra-cotta warriors will be touring the U.S. First stop is the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana, Calif., from May 18 through Oct. 12. After summering in Orange County, the exhibit makes stops in Atlanta, Houston, and Washington, D.C. Tickets for the Santa Ana show start at $22 each. UPDATE 1/10/2008 Atlanta's High Museum will host the exhibit in November 2008. It moves to Houston's Museum of Natural Science in May 2009. Then, D.C. gets it at the National Geographic Museum from November 2009 through March 2010. Via THE MERCURY NEWS MORE ON THE BLOG Offbeat travel news. PHOTO BY HELGA'S LOBSTER STEW, VIA FLICKR

It's that time of year for taking stock of where we've been and where we're headed, not just in our daily lives, but in our travels. When we recently asked readers how the weak dollar is affecting their plans, we received a flood of more than 200 comments. Many discussed seeking out alternatives to Europe—such as Argentina, Thailand, India, Croatia, and China—and staying closer to home (Alaska, Texas). We have our own list of places that have recently piqued our interest (more on that after the jump), and we'd like to hear from you: Where are you headed in 2008? Photo of a little cove in Bermuda, between Warwick Bay and Horseshoe Bay, by Buff Strickland (yes, that's his real name). Montenegro: a newly independent country that's small in size, but big on the next-destination map. Lalibela, Ethiopia: Home to 11 intriguing ancient churches carved into the Ethiopian earth. Brooklyn, N.Y.: These days, the most interesting part of New York is across the East River. Sangkhla Buri, Thailand: A Thai cultural melting pot with Buddhist monks who are commonly spotted crossing the old wooden bridge at sunrise. New Orleans, La.: As the city continues to rebuild for years to come, there's plenty to rediscover. Bermuda: With sand as soft as sifted flour, blue-green water, and an influx of low-cost flights and affordable lodging, the island has never been more appealing. Caraíva, Brazil: A car-free, rustic beach town at the southern tip of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Waitsburg, Wash.: Near Walla Walla, the sleepy town has neat shops and cafés like the Whoop, a hit with both wheat farmers and wine snobs. Yarra Valley, Australia: You don't have to like wine to enjoy this region northeast of Melbourne (but it helps).