When I have some time, I plan to go through this fabulous list of open lectures about Africa.
“As the world become an increasingly interconnected and truly global marketplace, it becomes ever more important to learn and understand the history, culture and economic roles of nations around the world. Africa is no exception, and this collection of lectures, many from renowned scholars, researchers and innovators, will help you better understand the many varied regions of Africa and the continents changing role in the world marketplace.”
Some interesting Canadian place-name trivia. In all, we have a lot of pleasant places, but we’re not all that creative when it comes to lake names! (“hey – that lake looks pretty long, let’s call it Long Lake!”)
You always expect for your luggage to be treated badly when putting it onto an airplane, but check-out this picture and video of a luggage container stuck in the engine of a Japan Airlines flight out of LAX. Crazy.
I know that we don’t need yet another reason to get an iPhone, but Google has just added a great reason – Google Earth is now available for the iPhone.
Our old ‘91 Pathfinder needed too much work on it, so we decided to upgrade to a 2002 Nissan Xterra. This truck is definitely a serious off-road vehicle, and one week was long enough keeping it in the city. Here’s our new truck outside of Squamish.
development, travel | Jason | 
October 15, 2009 7:11 pm | 
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