In colonial times, the military usually took the best spots of settlement, you know, security and all that, although Governors and their ilk generally didn’t fare too badly, either. On the tops of hills where in the days before planes, you could see the enemy coming, by ship, foot or horse, there were often forts with tunnels to gun-ports.

Australians generally love three things: their food, their beaches … and their dogs.

It's a well-known fact: learn from experts, and you gain a world of experience and knowledge.

Since moving back to Pittsburgh nearly a year ago, I’ve been exploring different places around the city with my husband, Fernando, and I can’t say enough how much I’ve enjoyed exploring this amazing place that I call home! I see this place with such a new perspective and appreciation, and often feel like I’m seeing everything for the very first time.

Florida Culture for Your Calendar for the Week of January 5 by Josh Garrick

Jan 7 – Free Reading with Ringling Clowns at the Library

Florida Culture for the Week of December 29 by Josh Garrick

Dec 31 – The Orlando Museum of Art's New Year’s Eve Party

Shaping the Way We Teach English, a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) prepared by and for English-teaching professionals, has launched for 2015 through a partnership with the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the University of Oregon and Coursera. The free program is an opportunity for c

The application deadline for the 2015-2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad scholarship program is January 7, 2015.

From Hognfjorden, Vesterålen. Beautiful auroras this week  - taken from my house, just 100 meters down, by the sea.

Marc Freccero - note this name, for he is making a difference. As we all know, travel can be done a zillion ways - each person has their own ways of traveling. That is what makes reading and writing about travel so interesting - the enormous variety of viewpoints and ways we expeirence the world.