Learning about the world is one of the most critical activities we can do, for a plethora of reasons: to understand other cultures, to learn about each other, to plan trips, and to explore our world, among others. I have found THE COOLEST book, entitled If the World Were a Village, by David Smith.

As a Special Bonus, Frommer's has graciously donated a copy of Fiji, 1st Edition, to be awarded to a randomly drawn commenter on this article. Post your comments - you might win!  

We find the coolest people as we work on this site - from all sorts of places - listservs, magazines, blogs, and twitter.  One of my very favorite new friends is our Road Retraveled Editor here on Wandering Educators, Simone di Santi. We met on twitter and have been exchanging emails ever since. I am so impressed with Simone's site, A Road Retraveled.