Archive for July, 2007

Hamburgers in Cairo

Is the best hamburger in the world made in Cairo, Egypt? That sounds a bit surprising, but it’s the opinion of Time reporter Scott Macleod, who currently works in Cairo. Having spent a lot of my journalistic life in Cairo, I’m fond of Egyptian food. The garlic-spiced mashed fava bean dish called ful medames, for [...]

July 11, 2007 culinary cultures 0 Comments

Confucius makes a comeback

That’s the message of a story in the Christian Science Monitor, which reports that the 2,500-year-old teachings of Confucius are gaining popularity in contemporary China. Come back, Confucius, all is forgiven. For nearly a century the ancient sage was confined to the intellectual doghouse in the land of his birth. Today he is fast supplanting [...]

July 10, 2007 religion 0 Comments

The Brazilian Riviera away from Rio

Everyone knows about the world famous beaches in the middle of Rio de Janeiro. But what most people don’t know is that equally magnificent beaches are a short drive away from the urban madness of Rio. Juliet Pennington recently wrote about her experiences at this Brazilian Riviera for the Boston Globe: When they heard that I [...]

July 9, 2007 Latin America 0 Comments

July 7 and the New Seven Wonders

Tomorrow is July 7, 2007 – a date popular with numerologists and, apparently, wedding planners. It is also the date that the New Seven Wonders organization is going to announce the winners of its global internet balloting to select a contemporary list of seven wonders of the world. Actually, the final list will apparently include [...]

July 6, 2007 'Best of' lists 2 Comments

Food and the Fourth

Yesterday, of course, was the 4th of July holiday in the U.S., which meant a lot of backyard barbecues were put to use in grilling a whole lot of hamburgers and hot dogs. In fact, Americans consumed about 150 million hot dogs yesterday, according to Forbes.com. Of that number, an astounding 66 of them were eaten by [...]

July 5, 2007 culinary cultures 0 Comments

Traveling by teaching

Everyone who loves to travel and who isn’t independently wealthy tends to be engaged in a constant search for new ways to see the world without busting the bank account. Marc Levitt discovered a solution that works for him, as he teaches and consults at international schools. I was always fascinated by travel. To pass the time [...]

July 3, 2007 live/study abroad, why we travel 0 Comments

Wines of South Africa

If you like wine and are interested in a slightly off-the-beaten-track vacation, perhaps you should try South Africa. The Boston Globe just ran a story about a vineyard-hopping vacation to that country. The whites who migrated to South Africa often described it as the land of milk and honey. Now, it has become known as [...]

July 2, 2007 Africa, culinary cultures 0 Comments
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