On Feeding Stray Cats

Some people get really upset when humanitarians try to feed stray animals, resorting (at times) to cursing, spitting, and/or other forms of violence.

(Random stray cats in central Granada, Spain)

On Free Walking Tours

The tour guides are generally more informative, passionate, and motivated when they do not charge a fixed rate per person.

Explora Malaga Free Walking Tour

(Street signs around Malaga, Sevilla, and Granada, Spain)

On Paella

Although it is widely known as the national dish of Spain, many Spaniards consider it to be a Valencian dish.

"[Paella] symbolizes the union and heritage of two important cultures, the Roman, which gives us the utensil and the Arab which brought us the basic food of humanity for centuries."

-Lourdes March, Food Historian

(Some delicious homemade paella in Montreal)

On Earth Hour

A simple act like switching lights off for one hour a year is enough to start many much-needed dialogues on climate change.

(Big Ben in darkness during Earth Hour in London)

On Concert Halls

There are some halls where ticket sales from a sold-out concert don't even cover the costs of the performance.

(The London Symphony Orchestra performing in Southbank)

On Sharp Minds

"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge... A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one."

 -George R.R, Martin

(Upside down car display in a Southbank parking lot, London)

On Seatbelts

Although seatbelts had been invented in the 19th century, it wasn't until the 1950s that they became mandatory on all vehicles. 

(A Canadian 1919 Pierce-Arrow model at a car show in Kuwait)