Wednesday Links 12.10.07

Paramos, from our camping trip in Zion National Park, via Meg Rorison's photostream

In Medford, my annual oatmeal, honey, and cinnamon infused martini makes a winter comeback.

In Chicago, Joshua Wanyama launches African Path Village, a new social networking site for making connection to and within Africa.

In London, the Economist recognizes that virtual worlds are most useful when they make things in the real world easier.

In Beijing, BBC News reports on Chinese peasants traveling to Africa to seek their fortunes.