The French didn’t know how to drive. Or maybe they did. Sitting in the back of that taxi from Charles de Gaulle, on the verge of vomiting all over the worn seats, I was convinced I had left Paris and entered some high speed, Grand Theft Auto chase. The driver belched something out the window. Someone yelled back. He gestured wildly.
Sometimes, you discover an artist with such vision and talent, you're stunned every time you see their work. Such is the case with our Artist of the Month, Candace O Bell. A Toronto artist with a fine arts degree and a wide range of work, you'll be amazed at her talent, vision, colors, and creativity. Take a look...
“If I were a salesman, I would try to sell travel to other people, because there's a whole world out there for people to experience,” Shane Duckworth says, his hands wrapped around a hot cup of traditional Indian Chai.
On the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2014 is the Year of the Horse (specifically, the Year of the Green Wooden Horse). It starts today (January 31) and will end on February 18, 2015. This is the 31st of the 60 year cycle called Chia Wu.
I am a sailor, heart and soul. Nothing except not having a sailboat keeps me out of a boat.
Thank you to all the amazing writers from the We Said Go Travel 2013 Gratitude Travel Writing Contest!
I traveled through 14 countries to barter an apple for bigger and better goods until I finally reached my goal - a house in Hawaii.
So that I was always trading up, I had to develop certain strategies. One such strategy was to change countries. I would take my “good” from one market and enter a market in which this good had a higher value.
My mouth is watering as I write this. Food is something I love to experiment with, although most times I end up burning it to the bottom of a pan. I made charcoal out of soup once! Oh well…
The countdown has begun! Only 11 days to the start of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Florida Culture for the Week of January 27, 2014 by Josh Garrick
Now through Feb 23 – Mad Cow Theatre presents Alan Ayckbourn's Table Manners