Ahh, C H A M P A G N E! With its effervescent fizz and golden sparkle, it's the drink of legends. It's also one of my favorite topics and my all-time favorite drink (well, on par with a fantastic dirty martini). I'm currently working on my sommelier certification, so...
New York City incites a flurry of strong emotions. It's hard to feel ambivalent towards it. You either hate it or you love it. I happen to fall sharply on the LOVE side of the spectrum and embrace the concrete jungle in all its shame and glory. To reflect the city's...
TRAVEL has a way of breaking down man-made barriers and fostering a much more open-minded, tolerant perspective of the world -- a sentiment Martin Luther King, Jr. expressed in more ways than one. Today, we celebrate the birthday of MLK, Jr. -- one of the most...
I have a love-hate relationship with Los Angeles. It's my hometown, my family still lives there, and I visit often, but I seldom feel a sense of "home" there. Los Angeles happened to be on my mind today, so I thought I'd share my 25 favorite quotes about the city --...
'Tis the season to be inspired (or bored to death) at convocations! Graduation speeches are notoriously soporific, but I'm thankful for the following orators for making their speeches entertaining, humorous, and inspiring. I've been to my fair share of graduations,...
"Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten." - Chinua Achebe (of Things Fall Apart fame) Another annual series on The Cultureur comes to a close -- last year, it was Destination Anywhere: 100 Reasons to Travel and this year, it's Around the World in 52...
-Walden, Henry David Thoreau
For a list of travel quotes: 60+ Inspiring Travel Quotes
