The Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the Tennessee and North Carolina borders. Its 800 square miles of natural and cultural treasures in the Southern Appalachians are just too magnificent and majestic to be contained in one state.
Some Different Traditions Across Europe
Europe has a long and fascinating history that has been the cause of a lot of strange and fascinating traditions still being carried out to this day. Each culture has formed its own strange customs that tourists are always fascinated by. If you don’t believe me, here are a few examples.
Online Gambling: Is It As Dangerous as Some Would Like You to Think?
The global phenomenon of online gambling, for example, that has been called both dangerous and innocent has been one of the topics with not enough reliable data to go around. At least until recently, when a series of studies conducted by the Harvard Medical School's Division on Addiction shed some light on the matter.
A Letter To My Sense of Humor
I'm grateful for my sense of humor, and hope it's always there when I need it.
A Taste of Texas
We’ve visited this part of the US on several previous occasions and, in spite of typical Canadian trepidation about guns and violence, have never failed to be impressed by the genuine hospitality, tons of attractions and outstanding cuisine in the Lone Star State.
Why I Started Using a Classic Calendar
Paper switches to pixels, and it's time for most of us to get with modern times. However, not all are fully immersed in the digital world. There is a reason why some things remain a "classic". Calendars, for me, are just one of the few things that I will not regret switching back to.
Verbal Turducken: It’s What’s for Dinner
Don’t wait until the last minute to plan your meal, from menus to which flavor of pain you are in the mood for this year. In-laws or immediate family? Siblings or cousins? Neighbors or workmates? Ham, or turducken (a turkey, stuffed with a duck, that's been stuffed with a chicken.)
The Auntie Life: What I Can Teach my Niece and Nephew
There was a time in my life when I wanted more than anything to get married and have kids. At least three, just like my parents had, but with a boy in there somewhere. After getting bullied most of my school years, I always wanted a brother who would defend me.
The Somme, 100 Years On
From July to November 1916, one of the bloodiest battles, not just in the First World War, but all of human history, took place. For many, the Battle of the Somme truly symbolised the horrors of the Great War.
It’s Time to Re-Define My Measuring Stick
As another new year begins, the need to strike a balance between past and present emerges once again.
Nice Guys Finish Last… or do they?
They say that “nice” guys, (kind, reliable) finish last; whereas bad guys (selfish, aggressive) finish first. But many psych-experts will tell you – and here’s the really big news – there’s as many good people that get to the top as there are bad people.
Teacher
When the world's youth asks for change, teachers are on the front lines trying to provide them with a quality education. We need to value the teachers in our society because if we don't, we lose something bigger - hope.
Making A Difference: Karunya Charitable Trust
Changing lives, creating futures. A group of dedicated individuals decided it's time to give the people of Vellore City, South India a chance to live life outside the shadow of poverty.
Riaz Mamdani Did What at the Toss Riaz Fundraiser?
Not everyone gets to see their boss rappel down a downtown high-rise. But, that’s exactly what the team at Calgary’s Strategic Group, one of the city’s largest commercial property owners and developers, was able to do in July.
