Faith in Serendipity

The mysterious Russian soul, the subject of admiration and curse, wrote the Soviet poet Evgeny Dolmatovsky. Judge all you want, but I believe that the mysterious Russian soul is no more an enigma than the mysterious Indonesian soul.

Feasting in Montreal

MONTREAL -- Our trip to this cosmopolitan city that serves as the cultural center of French-speaking Canada didn't get off to the best start. We spent the first night at the Hampton Inn next to the Atlanta airport, grounded by thunderstorms.

Mardell's America

Gloom appears to be the new mood in the US

Hewitt on Europe

UK wants to influence EU more from inside

On its new mobile site, Urban Planet calls out Bonjour

Travelingo.com provides travelers audio as well as textual translations of foreign languages.