Wroclaw town hall (source Wikipedia)
I saw an ad on the London Underground yesterday about Wroclaw, Capital of Culture 2016 (also known as City of Culture). Wroclaw? I’m ashamed to say I’d never heard of this...
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Here’s a story in the Huffington Post I think many of you will relate to in one way or another (Emerson certainly did). Recently, in...
Winter in northern Italy brings about oversized jackets and matching accessories. In fact, the weather doesn’t actually have to be cold—if it’s officially winter by the Gregorian calendar, then it’s time for winter fashions. Winter...
Did you spend January 18th in the dark? Did you sign petitions, attend a rally, keep a low profile online or do something to explain to someone why the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and...
I have never once heard Manila, the capital of the Philippines, listed as anyone’s favorite Southeast Asian city. Or mentioned anywhere on a list of “favorites,” for that matter.
As someone who had an absolutely fabulous...
Check out this latest video from the Just Label It! campaign to encourage the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to label genetically engineered food. Labels Matter, part of a new project by director of Food,...
If we were to compare ourselves to an animal, I guess Australians would be kangaroos. We hop all over the world, exploring, discovering… but we essentially love to return home to that favourite, shady tree....
I live down the street from "The Chocolate Man" aka "The Chocolate Stand" or 'Trupti's," a much-loved and very packed little storefront whose proprietor, wife, son and daughter-in-law roast coffee, special-order pasta, organic jam and...
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