Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology.

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Travel Without Your Kids: Thorp recently returned from a kid-free trip to Iceland with her husband, which found them exploring thermal pools, the Viking culture, and romantic moonscapes of the island.

FORBES: 10 Great Tips For Fun, Easy Family Travel

That is great news for travellers, who could easily spend weeks exploring the region's culinary culture, particularly as some of these other chefs and food producers offer unique, hands-on experiences at much more affordable prices than an El Bulli or El Celler dinner.

BBC: Spain��s Catalonia after El Bulli

After World War II she married an Indian architect and moved with him to Delhi, where she plunged into the culture, wearing a sari and exploring the bazaars.

WSJ: Award-Winning Author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Dies at 85

Each winner, by exploring in their manner a singular aspect of this culture, in fact emphasizes what binds cultures together in a universal dialogue.

UNESCO: Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture

He felt instantly at home in Marrakech, exploring its dusty alleys, unearthing subtle evidence of its ancient culture and discovering craftsmen still working with skills harking back to its medieval past.

WSJ: A Magician from Memphis

Mitch and Morrie subsequently spent the next sixteen Tuesdays together exploring many of life's fundamental issues -- family, marriage, aging and culture to name a few.

CNN: Tuesdays with Morrie