After a wonderful stay in Munich, Germany, we were excited to journey by train to Prague in the Czech Republic. We arrived at the station and started to investigate the price of a ticket. The cashier told us the cost would be 150 euros per person. That was crazy! There had to be a cheaper price!

So I’d been wanting to create a trailer for a while. Not just any trailer. One starring animals as the main characters. But assets are scarce in Germany, and the only real option I had was the cows down the road. The problem is, how do you make a quartet of cows lounging in a shack of rotting hay remotely worth watching?

Mark McCrum: Travels in Watercolour

One of the best campgrounds to stay in Zeeland, MI is Dutch Treat. Just ask anybody who seems to know the town, and they will tell you that Dutch Treat is one of the best places to go, especially for the happy aura and friendly staff.

Listen to the Birds: an Introduction to Classical Music by Ana Gerhard, with illustrations by Cecilia Varela

I’m constantly amazed at the incredible things you can explore in the United States.  We’ve been participating in United Sharing Adventure, at hostelbookers.com, where everyone – including you!

You are wrong, Cole Porter. I can never imagine Paris not sizzling like a rasher of streaky bacon dropped into a hot frying pan, any time of year. Yes, even in the winter when you say it drizzles.

The notion of acceptance in academic institutes is commonly linked to a respectable GPA, good letters of recommendations,and quality research papers. However, standardized tests such as SAT and ACT scores don’t get the attention they deserve, but they pretty much remain the major benchmark for academic acceptance.

Not quite the case. There a few places around the world where one can get up close and swim alongside the largest fish in the sea, the whale shark. It was promise made by Mom. She said she’d take me anywhere in the world to ring in 16. No rules. No boundaries. Just a family, some cake, and maybe a flight or two.

Walking into a Greek Orthodox monastery in Greece throws a curtain of serenity over all who enter. There is simply no need to tell anyone to quiet down, although we are instructed by a monk to stay silent once inside. The building looked like a mere small stone building from the outside.