By Alex Tung
In this regular series we profile African indigenous crops that can improve food security and protect the environment.
The basic needs for human survival include food, water and shelter. Baobab, a tree indigenous to...
Claire on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail
In the summer of 1997 we did a Zippy (our tandem) tour of British Columbia and Alberta, 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles). Toward the end of our two months, we...
Oh my goodness how I love me that Afrikaaner twang! Similar to how other girls swoon over the English thing or the Australian thing, throw me a "Howzit?" (or, "What's up?"), and I'm yours! Sigh.Ahem....
I got the idea for a sushi cake from my mom who made this for Christmas several years ago. She made one large version but I decided to make two small ones, each one about...
Last night, a very popular and accomplished traditional Persian music ensemble based in Iran performed at a seemingly sold-out concert at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco . The group, Homay and The...
Don't worry, South Africa, eventually you'll get over the World Cup, like one gets over a short-lived but intense holiday love affair. We walked off the plane in Johannesburg into a giant airport full of...
A few weeks ago, Shane Richmond published a post on The Telegraph's blog questioning the point of Foursquare. Having previously been searching for similar answers, I had suggested to him a presentation by US...
The thing about talking on radio, and if you’ve ever done it you know, is that you spend the next 24 hours thinking about what you might have said.
For example, I was recently on BBC...
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