Vacation in Kabul, anyone?

My longest-ever blog silence is now over. I was in Sweden and Tanzania for a long time, and then struggled to get on top of things here. Inspiration to start writing again came with this article from the New York Times travel section. Do you think the tourists will start pouring in as a result? Actually, now may be a good time to come -- the Taliban have laid low ever since the first snow fell in late November, and now the greatest danger around here seem to be walking down the icy streets in flat-soled shoes.