Sudoku on the Brain

By Lionel Mann, March 26th, 2007

I’m addicted. Train, plane, or bus, it doesn’t matter, I need my fix and it’s driving Nat nuts. Ever since we visited her Swedish family, I’ve been hooked. I blame it on Sussie, Nat’s sister. She and I played Sudoku for 9 hours while travelling to the country's far north for Christmas. We each took one puzzle of equal difficulty and raced to see who could finish it first. If that wasn’t enough, Sussie gave me an entire book of 100 puzzles as a Christmas gift. This of course, just thrilled Nat...read more

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Ahh…Sahlab

By Lionel Mann, March 18th, 2007

Canadians will laugh at this, but if you are in the cold months of an Egyptian winter, one of the most popular hot drinks is Sahlab. Sahlab is made from the starch found in the ground bulb of the orchid, Orchis mascula...read more

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A Wonder in Egypt

By Nathalie Bibeau, March 18th, 2007

Of the seven ancient wonders of the world, only the Giza Pyramids in Egypt are left. The slow torture of human impact, erosion, and their sidekicks, have done in the others. Not having attended the life or the funeral of the Alexandria Lighthouse, the Temple of Artemis, the statue of Zeus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon...read more

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Egypt in Living Contradiction

By Lionel Mann, March 18th, 2007

Prayer calls float on Cairo’s polluted air. It used to be that you could only hear the mantras from the mosque towers. But now, rusty speakers hang from high on building walls, allowing you to heed them just about anywhere. Add to this the endless conversation of car horns, punctuating the chants like a chronometer that’s...read more

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High Over Hiroshima

By Nathalie Bibeau, March 16th, 2007

“Oh, I wouldn’t hesitate if I had the choice. I’d wipe em’ out. You’re gonna kill innocent people at the same time, but we’ve never fought a damn war anywhere in the world where they didn’t kill innocent people… That’s their tough luck for being there… I had no problem with it. I did what I was told, and I would do it again in the same circumstances” ...read more

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Elephant Wipe Out

By Nathalie Bibeau, March 10th, 2007

This was taken by our friends, Andrea and Kyle, during their trip to Uganda. It got a nod from America’s Funniest Home Videos, and with this, we share the laugh.

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Stay Scooped with RSS

By Lionel Mann, March 10th, 2007

If you're an information glutton, a news junkie or a traveler needing the lowdown on your next destination, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is for you. Imagine that instead of loading 50 sites a day, you may simply need to look at 10, and you can have websites notify you when they update their content. It makes it convenient...read more

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Honey & Fig Chicken

By Lionel Mann, March 8th, 2007

Tired of the same old pluck, pluck. If you've got a hankerin' for a chicken recipe that is simple and good, you’ve just found one. This goes down sweet and easy with an Indian twist...read more

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