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After a strong March, consumer magazines online went into a spring swoon this April. Many destinations reporting to min’s exclusive digital boxscores recorded drops in audience and activity. But the bigger picture indicates that major media brand executives perhaps should beware of a general fragmentation away from their sites. »

Emiglia-Romagna and Rome might be the more popular Italian food destinations. And Piemonte or Tuscany may be better known for their wines. But Trentino offers everything delectable from Apples to Zweigelt. With pride and of high quality. »

When I envisioned what I might discover in Israel as I prepared for my first journey there this past spring, I visualized a vast sandscape, torrid winds, scorpions, a place that makes outsiders wonder why anyone would fight over this barren piece of earth. I had no idea of the geographical, historical and culinary education I was about to embark on. »

In Woody Allen's 1977 comedy classic "Annie Hall," Allen and Diane Keaton are standing in line at the movies as a man behind them is loudly discrediting Marshall McLuhan's theories. Allen turns to him and says, "I happen to have Marshall McLuhan right here" and then pulls the philosopher and educator from behind a film poster. Allen breaks character and says to the camera, "Wouldn't it be nice if life were really like that?" »

Singapore's borders dance along the coastline of Malaysia, kissing the mainland with bridges while its strait plays host to massive ships transporting goods between the East and West. »

A unique feature of most Asian countries is the tradition of open-air markets. Whether nestled outdoors in the highlands of Vietnam or located cheek-by-jowl to swish malls in Singapore, these “wet” markets are the Asian version of farmer’s markets, but open daily. »

Asia, the world's largest and most populous continent, is also its most diverse. Given its size (it covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area, or 29.4% of its land area) and diversity, Asia is more a cultural concept incorporating a number of regions and peoples (over four billion people inhabiting 37 countries, or more than 60% of the world's current human population) than a homogeneous physical entity. »