I've had a more-than-ordinary itch to travel the past couple of weeks. Several friends recently returned from faraway places, and their reports made me pea-green with envy. All I've gotten are stories and photos of things such as fried sardines and stuffed mussels prepared in Istanbul, Qingdao beer downed in China and sweet Digby scallops devoured in Nova Scotia. Needing a tug out of my pity party, I thought about recipe roulette. It's a game I play on occasion, when I'm craving something adventurous for dinner. Sometimes it takes me to faraway places. ...more

October 21, 2009

If you want to learn about the world, books and maps and videos can only take you so far. And considering that globetrotting isn't a viable option for the average grade-school student, there's a more practical way to learn about faraway places: make friends with someone who lives there. ...more

October 26, 2008

If you want to learn about the world, books and maps and videos can only take you so far. Throughout this school year, students at Chasco Elementary School will improve their skills in classroom disciplines as they share their customs, rituals and way of life with children their own age in a distant, exotically unfamiliar land - Michigan. ...more

October 18, 2008

With all the news media completely focused on the presidential elections and the weather, it seems no one is remembering we are at war. Our young men and women are fighting in several faraway places, in extreme heat and under extreme conditions. I know that this election is historic, in that a young black man is running for the highest office, for the first time. ...more

September 2, 2008

After Chris Colwill completed his last individual dive at the U.S. Olympic Diving Team Selection Camp on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn., his parents say they went "a little insane." ...more

July 6, 2008

When it comes to holiday gift ideas for the traveler ... ...more

November 23, 2007