A taste of Greece: far, far away from the real one!
Copying the real and the reality, is not a sin, or is it? Would you prefer an imitation or the plain, true and real thing?
Without the ancient ruins, the arhaelogical sites, the mountains and traditional villages, Greece is, well, just a whole lot of Mediterranean islands filled with goats, beautiful people and olive trees. With its [...]
Ready to travel? Suitcase savvy tips
After years of traveling to and from, I have learnt to treat packing as the first step to my journey. It should never be a chore, so remember these tips and stop moaning about having to sit on your suitcase to shut it!
Plan your outfits > Instead of just throwing clothes into your case, pick [...]
Denmark plans to change Copenhagen’s hippie enclave
Denmark’s government has proposed a plan to regularize housing in a decades-old hippie enclave in the centre of Copenhagen. The story is not new, the controversy dates back some years, however there were some new developments.
The counterculture oasis, home to aging hippies, artists, drug addicts and stray dogs, offers a sharp contrast to the rest of Copenhagen, and [...]
Skywalk in Sydney: dare to step out over the edge!
Skywalk is Sydney’s newest and highest open air attraction.
Enjoy 360-degree open air views of Sydney, Australia from the roof of Sydney Tower, a breathtaking 260 metres above Sydney.
Harnessed onto a moving, glass-floored viewing platform that extends out over the edge of the golden turret of Sydney Tower, you can view Sydney beneath your feet from [...]
The festival of fire in Valencia, Spain
Holidaymakers heading to Spain next Spring should check out the popular Las Fallas Festival in Valencia.
Running in March, between the 15th and 19th, this massive tribute to Saint Joseph, patron Saint of the carpenters’ guild, where, it is said, the tradition arose from, results in millions of people flocking to the city to glimpse the famous [...]
The Archeological Museum in Zagreb
The Archeological Museum in Zagreb was founded in 1846. It is located in the historical Vranyczany-Hafner Palace.
Museum’s collections and departments > The ancient and valuable items held by the Museum are systematically organized into several collections. The Prehistoric, Classical Greek and Roman, and Mediaeval Collections follow the usual chronological system of all European Museum departments. [...]
Fun with chocolate in New Zealand
Saturday 11 July to Friday 17 July, 2009, Dunedin, New Zealand.
What else can you do with chocolate besides eat it?
Dunedin, New Zealand students come up with some bizarre solutions during the Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, running next July.
The festival offers a tasty range of events and activities. With everything from chocolate therapy, a chocolate cooking class, chocolate [...]
All you need to know about Bordeaux wines
The CIVB [Conseil Interprofessionel du Vin de Bordeaux] has become one of the first wine growing regions to develop a website for education and promotion, launching its innovative website.
The design and features of bordeaux.com is aimed at generating a high level of international interest within the wine industry and among consumers. The multi-lingual element promotes the [...]
The Russian Culture and the Arts
Culture > Libraries and Museums
Russia has over 50,000 state public Libraries [39,000 of these rural] in total possession of over a billion books, and the stock is steadily growing. Every general-educational school and the majority of offices and large factories have libraries of their own.
Close to 1,500 Museums cover practically all fields, knowledge, historical, ethnographic, memorial, [...]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and finest art Museums. Its collections include more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.
Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum is located in New York City’s Central [...]
