Books do more than distract us during a flight delay at the airport — they can inspire us, create an insatiable hunger to explore exotic locales and even motivate us to get out of our comfort zones...

I’m not a teacher; I don’t shape young minds and the future of our youth. I’m also not a doctor, preforming medical miracles, taking or extending life. I’m not a fire fighter or EMT, saving lives o...

Bordered by eight countries and straddling two continents, Turkey is a land of contrasts. Cosmopolitan yet full of antiquity, it has ties to the ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman...

  Want to learn about another country’s culture? Eat the food. Drink the wine. Better yet, travel to the vineyards and farms where the country’s flavor is produced. But is drinking and eating your ...