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It's a Holiday In Afghanistan

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-tough-kid-but-it's-life dept.

If you're looking for a cheap vacation spot this year, Afghanistan's newly built Tourist Information Center, sure hopes you give their country a chance. Government officials are training tour guides and teaching restaurant owner's about customer service expectations. "Afghanistan is definitely a good brand. People will come... They go to Nepal this year, they go to Chile the next year, they're off to Afghanistan if it's accessible," said Andrew Scanlon, a protected areas expert working on an U.N. mapping project. Afghanistan: come for the calcium carbonate-laden ground, stay because the airport got bombed.

2 comments

  1. Yeah I'll get right on that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I would sooner gouge my eyes out with a rusty sewing needle than go anywhere near that country. Vacation? HAH! I can't think of a single thing there that anyone could consider a vacation that can't be found in places that you WONT GET TAKEN HOSTAGE.

    1. Re:Yeah I'll get right on that... by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 1

      Oh hell, you can get taken hostage anywhere.

      The problem with going to Afghanistan is that you'll probably end up on some terrorist watch list just because you decide to check the place out.