“How do you get down from a kangaroo? You don’t get down from a kangaroo; you get down from a goose,” Kevin smiled nervously in front of his silent audience and futilely tapped the microphone in front of him. Yep, it was on, but the crowd wasn’t amused. By the end of the night Team USA finished the weekly joke Contest right where we started: last.

(January 30, 2008 – New York, NY) … USA Today, the national newspaper with a circulation of over 3,000,000, released its prestigious list of the Hottest Travel Trends for 2008 on January 11, 2008. Tanzania’s famed Mt. Kilimanjaro sweeps the newspaper’s “Exotic Adventures” category. This highly competitive list was compiled with extensive input

With the value of U.S. currency falling fast, now is a great time for Europeans to travel to the US. We have some friends living in London, and they say there are great deals to be had, both for airfare and shopping in easy-access cities like New York. There are people coming to NYC from Europe just to go shopping for the weekend… it is almost a half-price

The best way to develop your photos into art is adopt a Zen philosophy, and awaken to the context that surrounds you. For instance, you may focus on the waterfall but fail to see the icicles hanging off a conifer limb nearby. Or you may set your frame to capture the magnificent Roman pillars, while totally missing the Bedouin and his grazing camel in the

Local microbrewers in Victoria, BC have launched their annual offerings of winter ales. A departure from what mainstream breweries do, winter mircrobrews are bigger and richer beers which need a bit more time to age. Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub, well known for its forays into seasonal and special occasion beers, is offering Saison, a spiced Belgian beer; Belgian