Florida Culture for the Week of March 7, 2016 by Josh Garrick

Our world is becoming faster paced by the day, and businesses need to be able to keep up in order to not only survive, but thrive. This is what makes digital meetings and video broadcasting so effective. You no longer have to travel hundreds of miles and spend hundreds of dollars travelling, and can now enjoy communicating face to face from the comfort of your home or office.

If you're visiting Montreal, I have one big tip for you, one that will make a difference in your time there: where to stay.

I moved to New England area five months ago, right after my college graduation. While working as a student advisor for international students, I want to explore the east coast during my free time as much as possible. New England is known for its colorful fall foliage, and has been somewhat notorious for its winter freeze. Well, I'd like to prove you wrong.

Whether you're a travel writer and want to up your game, or are interested in learning about becoming a travel writer, I've got the resource for you. Tim Leffel, of Perceptive Travel and Travel Writing 2.0 (read my interview here!), has updated his classic guide to travel writing and brings with it an awareness of this new media landscape we live and work in.

Do you feel exhausted and stressed from the constant tending of social media, working harder, and trying to catch up? Join the club. But it’s a club we’d not choose, but somehow it is the way we live our lives today. And if you’re not happy, I recently read a book that addresses these issues, beautifully. Achim Nowak, an international authority on presence and interpersonal connection, has penned a new book, entitled The Moment: a Practical Guide to Creating a Mindful Life in a Distracted World.

From luxury hotels and resorts to low-cost yet comfortable economical accommodation options, from high-end malls and designer studios to bustling streets and bazaars, from luxury world-class coaches to much reasonable Rajdhani and Shatabdi express trains, from a continental cuisine in a 5-star restaurant to the mouth-watering street food - India is truly a land of contrasts.

The anticipation of Canada’s delicious iconic maple syrup is palpable as the first sign of spring. To celebrate, Stratford Tourism Alliance presents the Savour Stratford Maple Trail adventure. This sweet self-guided tasting tour offers a unique maple tasting experience during March and April. 

Hooray for America's nature. One big reason it's there to treasure: the National Wildlife Refuge System, the world's premier network of public lands devoted to wildlife conservation. The Refuge System turns 113 on March 14.