Ever want to give back when traveling in the world of need? Love to take photos? Then join Dog Meets World, the photo diplomacy project and help connect cultures through the power of photography. The ambitious mission of Dog Meets World  (DMW) is to give all children/families in developing countries personal photographs, often for the first time. DMW seeks to change the way people see others and rather than simply taking pictures, to give them as well. You've got a digital camera, just add a portable printer and the stuffed Foto
Sure, you know about lighting the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center (NY), and Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Culture Worthy of Your Calendar: Culture for the Visiting In-Laws       
by Josh Garrick 
Recipes from Italy from La Tavola Marche
Italian Christmas Chocolate Cake
with walnuts, hazelnuts & chestnuts
Sports Journalism Luminaria (and our Sports Editor) Robert Tuchman explores 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live, in his book of the same title. His monthly column for Wandering Educators highlights the best of sports travel around the world!
If you read No Time Zone. No Jet Lag. Living The FIB Time Warp, you know that I was in Benicassim, Spain in July — when it’s really hot. Yet, the Deserte de les Palmes, a mountain range about 18km long just minutes outside Benicassim, beckoned the hiker in me and a few other bloggers who were on this trip thanks to the Land of Valencia.
The solution, go hiking in the evening. We set out around 7pm and got back for dinner at 10pm and the FIB at midnight. Yes, it was a bit of a time warp.
Enjoy the hike.
[An earlier article, I do it because I can, spotlights Scott MacLennan’s work as director of the Mountain Fund
Ever want to give back when traveling in the world of need? Love to take photos? Then join Dog Meets World, the photo diplomacy project and help connect cultures through the power of photography. The ambitious mission of Dog Meets World  (DMW) is to give all children/families in developing countries personal photographs, often for the first time. DMW seeks to change the way people see others and rather than simply taking pictures, to give them as well. You've got a digital camera, just add a portable printer and the stuffed Foto