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23rd September 2009
The baseball always seems to have lived more in the myth in the history. The children in England and in the United States had played of the alternatives of the play during years such as the baseball, an O ' cat, and bases.
In 1845, some young men in M... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
Ice skating has a long history. In fact the origins of ice skating date back to the early ninth century. The purpose then was far more practical, however, than recreational. The earliest ice skates are believed to have been found in London and made of hor... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
Often called the sinking city, Venice is a wonderful place to spend a few weeks walking up and down little alleys. To truly enjoy the city, however, one needs to know how it came to be.
Venice – The Origins of the Sinking City
Italy is one of the... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
From romantic visions of gladiators to the mysteries of the Da Vinci Code and the Roman Catholic Church, no city is more interesting than Rome.
The Origins of Rome
At the heart of the country of Italy is the city of Rome. From being the center of a... Read >
Author: wbdoyle22nd September 2009
Winners of the recent World Cup, Italy is once again in the news. The fact Italy won the cup while also suffering the shame of a soccer corruption scandal is typical of this complex country.
An Overview of the Past of Italy
When you think of Italy,... Read >
Author: wbdoyle30th August 2009
Sulphur, potassium nitrate and charcoal are the main ingredients in gunpowder which serves as an explosive substance. Traditionally, it was used in fireworks and applied as a projector in firearms. However, through gunpowder innovation, it has become anot... Read >
Author: Francis Murphy13th August 2009
Weathervanes are a common ornament on many homes, and these copper objects that indicate the direction of the wind are still used for their original purpose occasionally. While for many knowing the direction of the wind isn’t important, this was the ori... Read >
Author: KeywordPerformance13th June 2009
A Thousand Splendid Eras
Finishing up Khaled’s Hosseini’s “A thousand Splendid Suns” got me thinking about Afghanistan and its people.
Faces of Afghanistan
Faces of Afghanistan
Afghanistan has historically been the link between Central A... Read >
Author: SafiaKhan10th June 2009
Cyprus has an awesome cultural heritage and everywhere you travel you will find ancient monuments and sites, churches and monasteries bearing witness to over 9,000 years of civilisation. Geography maps of Cyprus show the island stands at the crossroads of... Read >
Author: Kate Smith03rd June 2009
Norway has a reputation for being expensive and it is hard to argue against this summation. However what can be said is that the awe inspiring landscape of the country definitely makes the extra cash you may have to fork out worthwhile. Norway is a la... Read >
Author: Populous05th May 2009
The minute you get off at the Frankfurt Hahn Airport you begin to comprehend the brisk efficiency and the no-nonsense stance of the city. Avant garde malls, ritzy skyscrapers, and the sleekest corporate offices greet the eye when you drive into the city f... Read >
Author: Mike Greaves05th May 2009
The minute you get off at the Frankfurt Hahn Airport you begin to comprehend the brisk efficiency and the no-nonsense stance of the city. Avant garde malls, ritzy skyscrapers, and the sleekest corporate offices greet the eye when you drive into the city f... Read >
Author: Mike Greaves16th March 2009
Madrid has been in existence since the dawn of civilization, yet premier evidence of it may be traced to mid-ninth century via a small palace constructed on the orders of Mohammad I. Now taken over by Palacio Real, it has undergone several modifications.
... Read >
Author: Mike Greaves16th March 2009
Madrid has been in existence since the dawn of civilization, yet premier evidence of it may be traced to mid-ninth century via a small palace constructed on the orders of Mohammad I. Now taken over by Palacio Real, it has undergone several modifications. ... Read >
Author: Mike Greaves02nd March 2009
The compelling, if somewhat obscure, paintings in the caves of Lascaux around 14,000 BC and the birth of written language in the third or fourth millennium BC, are both significant milestones in the history of graphic design and other fields which hold ro... Read >
Author: mamtomar30th January 2009
You maybe wouldn't believe it but the art of planting and tending to bonsais has been around for over two thousand being. Then called 'pun-sai', the earliest Chinese made rare animal designs such as dragons and birds out of the small twigs of the small gr... Read >
Author: Jade Simpson13th January 2009
Known as Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic and the City of Light, Venice doesn't disappoint when it comes to breathtaking romantic sights and experiences.
St Mark's Square
St Mark's Square is one of the most recognizable sights in Venice and a gre... Read >
Author: Paul Scottyn09th January 2009
Angkor, the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire, where wondrous monumental buildings dot the area telling a tale of an ancient empire that flourished during the ninth century to the fifteenth century A.D. before falling into the hands of invading armies f... Read >
Author: eMarketingEye03rd November 2008
If you are looking for a European tourist destination, consider the Amalfi Coast and the city of Sorrento in the Gulf of Salerno. These tourist attractions popular with jet setters and many others lie in the Campania region of southwestern Italy on the Ty... Read >
Author: Levi Reiss21st October 2008
Halloween is celebrated on the evening of October 31. People dress up in scary costumes of supernatural monsters on this night. Children go trick-or-treating, traveling from house to house, and asking for candy. Holiday goers also attend parties or bonfir... Read >
Author: Paul15th October 2008
The compelling, if somewhat obscure, paintings in the caves of Alsace around 14,000 BC and the birth of written language in the third or fourth millennium BC are both significant milestones in the history of graphic design and other fields which hold root... Read >
Author: Sanskar Bhagta14th October 2008
You probably wouldn't believe it but the art of planting and tending to bonsais has been around for over two thousand years. Then called 'pun-sai', the ancient Chinese made unique animal designs such as dragons and birds out of the small branches of the s... Read >
Author: Jess Shaw20th August 2008
Like Great Britain (from which the current U.S. system originates), Japan once had its own traditional system of area conversion, weights and measures. Since the 1920s however, Japan has turned to the metric system as its official standard for the most ty... Read >
Author: Susan Slobac17th July 2008
The baseball always seems to have lived more in the myth in the history. The children in England and in the United States had played of the alternatives of the play during years such as the baseball, an O ' cat, and bases.
In 1845, some young men in M... Read >
Author: Jimmy Spier15th May 2008
Sheffield's significance as the steel manufacturing centre of the UK declined dramatically over the decades leading up to the 80s, but the city has been rejuvenated and now stands as the fourth largest in the country, with a bustling creative industry and... Read >
Author: Ms Leisha Greenfield25th April 2008
The city of Prague is one of the biggest in the former Czecholoslovakia. The main international airprt in Prague is the Ruzyni International Airport, located about 12 miles from the centre of Prague. There are plenty of buses and trains that run from the ... Read >
Author: directline-holidays.co.uk04th April 2008
Majorca is one of the Spanish Balearic islands in the Mediterranean. The other main ones are Ibiza and Minorca. The island's capital is the historic city of Palma. It's a fairly large city, the twelfth largest in Spain. Palma dates back to Roman times, b... Read >
Author: Mac T. Wheeler05th November 2007
Spain, is a country that as has been mentioned on numerous occasions before is more than perhaps the sum of its constituent parts. Examples of the wide variety of historical influences that go to make up modern day Spain can be found everywhere you look.... Read >
Author: Scott James31st October 2007
If you are in the mood to tour Europe, you should really consider the Latium region of central western Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Latium, also known as Laszio, is the region that includes Italy’s capital Rome, the Eternal City. Given the number of art... Read >
Author: Levi Reiss30th October 2007
Spain is a paradox. It is country that is at the same time both extremely complicated and simplistic. It is extremely complicated in that it is made up of quite a complex and political structure of regions and almost nation states and simplistic in the un... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan19th October 2007
Spain, is a country that as has been mentioned on numerous occasions before is more than perhaps the sum of its constituent parts. As you travel around the country you can see glimpses of a past wealthy in the legacy of former conquerors be they the Moo... Read >
Author: StephenStewart15th October 2007
The unification of the various autonomous regions of Spain and the resultant product which of course as we all know as a constitutional democracy has inherited a wealthy and varied inheritance. Travelling throughout the country it is possible to see a we... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan05th October 2007
Spain has a wealthy and varied legacy that is very much a product of the long and quite convoluted history that as a country it has had to undergo. As you travel around the country you can see glimpses of a past wealthy in the legacy of former conquer... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan21st September 2007
Spain, is a country that as has been mentioned on numerous occasions before is more than perhaps the sum of its constituent parts. As you travel around the country you can see glimpses of a past wealthy in the legacy of former conquerors be they the Moo... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan20th September 2007
As has been said on a number of occasions Spain is very much a country that is much more than just the sum total of the constituent parts. It is obvious to see while you travel throughout Spain the influences and cultural traditions left by former invader... Read >
Author: Scott James18th September 2007
In the ninth century Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, a Persian mathematician, introduced algebrac concepts and Arabic numerals while he was working in Baghdad. During the time Baghdad was the international center for scientific study. Abu Abd... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong13th September 2007
If you are planning to tour Europe, you should consider the island of Sicily, a region of southern Italy. Depending on your interests, this beautiful area can be an ideal vacation spot. It has classic Italian food that you can wash down with fine local wi... Read >
Author: Levi Reiss13th September 2007
Spain has a series of affluent and varied traditions that is very much a product of the long and quite convoluted history that as a country it has had to undergo. It is obvious to see while you travel throughout Spain the influences and cultural tradition... Read >
Author: Scott James03rd September 2007
Modern Spain is very much an amalgam of the unification of a whole series of autonomous regions whose legacy is quite wealthy and varied.
The legacy left behind by previous invaders and conquerors such as the Moors, medieval Spaniards themselves o... Read >
Author: Scott James24th August 2007
The unification of the various autonomous regions of Spain and the resultant product which of course as we all know as a constitutional democracy has inherited a wealthy and varied legacy .
As you travel around the country you can see glimpses of a p... Read >
Author: Scott James24th August 2007
The Spain of today is very much an amalgam of the unification of a whole series of autonomous regions whose inheritance is quite wealthy and varied.
The inheritance left behind by previous invaders and conquerors such as the Moors, medieval Spaniards... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan24th August 2007
Spain has a wealthy and varied tradition that is very much a product of the long and quite convoluted history that as a country it has had to undergo.
Examples of the wide variety of historical influences that go to make up modern day Spain can be fo... Read >
Author: Scott James09th August 2007
Santiago de Compostela (also known as St. James of Compostela) is the regional capital of the autonomous region of Galicia in North Western Spain.
Within Galicia Santiago to Compostela can be found in the province of “A Coruna” and was in the year ... Read >
Author: Scott James24th July 2007
If you are looking for fine French wine and food, consider the Alsace region of northeastern France. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you'll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local white Pinot Blanc wine.
Alsa... Read >
Author: Levi Reiss01st July 2007
There are very few countries that offer the variety of attractions and culture that Spain has to offer.As a country that still has great inter regional “differences of opinion” - euphemism here for cultural differences and in some cases acts of terror... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan15th June 2007
Spain is a country that as has been described on a great many occasions is actually more than just the sum of its constituent parts.As a country that still has great inter regional “differences of opinion” - euphemism here for cultural differences and... Read >
Author: Scott James15th June 2007
Few Countries offer more choice to the visitor than Spain, an enigmatic country, a hybrid of many regions. Spain has so many strong competing regional identities that come together to provide such a vibrant country.
As you travel around the country you... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan07th June 2007
Few Countries offer more choice to the visitor than Spain, an enigmatic country, a hybrid of many regions.As a country that still has great inter regional “differences of opinion” - euphemism here for cultural differences and in some cases acts of ter... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan07th June 2007
There are very few countries that offer the variety of attractions and culture that Spain has to offer.As a country that still has great inter regional “differences of opinion” - euphemism here for cultural differences and in some cases acts of terror... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan07th June 2007
There are very few countries that offer the variety of attractions and culture that Spain has to offer. For a Country made up out of 12 different regions you get as you would expect a wide variety of cultures.
A country that has had such a chequered pa... Read >
Author: Scott James01st June 2007
The world's smallest breed of dog is the Chihuahua. It is a mystery of how this little but forceful breed of dog originated. Many experts have suggested that the Chihuahua came to America with the Spanish armies of Hernando Corte around the year 1519. Oth... Read >
Author: Carl Johannsen21st May 2007
Spain, is a country that as has been mentioned on numerous occasions before is more than perhaps the sum of its constituent parts.
As you travel around the country you see glimpses over past rich in the heritage of former conquerors be they the Moors, ... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan30th April 2007
Dating back over 2000 years, Leicester is one of the oldest cities in England and has plenty to interest historians. The history of the origins of Leicester are, of course, lost in time. However, there are two main theories concerning the origin of the se... Read >
Author: Susan Ashby27th March 2007
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks around, followed by soft drinks and tea. Just think about it: when you wake up in the morning, just to get you up and running, you have a cup of coffee. At lunch break, after you’ve had your meal, you serve anoth... Read >
Author: Clint Jhonson27th March 2007
The coffee shop concept is the most usual thing these days. At nearly every corner of a street you run into a place where for a couple of dollars you can buy yourself a nice, hot cup of coffee. But few people know the actual story, tradition and social si... Read >
Author: Clint Jhonson02nd February 2007
Since the year eight hundred ten the city of Venice, Italy has been standing strong and mighty with its ever present clock tower, and St. Marks square. What few people know however is that 'The city of Venice rests on the hearts of Larch.' In the ninth ce... Read >
Author: Patrick Malcolm15th November 2006
1. In 1949, following the Communists' victory in the civil war between Communists and Nationalists, the Common Program establishes the right of all citizens to education and the responsibility of the state to provide it. In which country did this take pl... Read >
Author: Deanna Mascle06th October 2006
Countless fairy tales with infinite variations, usually conveying moral, social or political lessons through skillful narrative and interesting characters, have existed throughout history and throughout the world. Consider Aesop's fables, the basis for so... Read >
Author: No Last Name27th September 2006
Countless fairy tales with infinite variations, usually conveying moral, social or political lessons through skillful narrative and interesting characters, have existed throughout history and throughout the world. Consider Aesop's fables, the basis for so... Read >
Author: No Last Name23rd August 2006
The Seychelles is made up of more than 100 tiny islands that dot the face of the endless deep. Millions of years ago, these islands were stranded in the western Indian Ocean after Africa and Asia drifted apart. Wherever you come from, Seychelles will be f... Read >
Author: Andrew Muigai22nd July 2006
Often called the sinking city, Venice is a wonderful place to spend a few weeks walking up and down little alleys. To truly enjoy the city, however, one needs to know how it came to be.
Venice The Origins of the Sinking City
Italy is one of the m... Read >
Author: Richard Monk22nd July 2006
Winners of the recent World Cup, Italy is once again in the news. The fact Italy won the cup while also suffering the shame of a soccer corruption scandal is typical of this complex country.
An Overview of the Past of Italy
When you think of Italy,... Read >
Author: Richard Monk22nd July 2006
From romantic visions of gladiators to the mysteries of the Da Vinci Code and the Roman Catholic Church, no city is more interesting than Rome.
The Origins of Rome
At the heart of the country of Italy is the city of Rome. From being the center of a... Read >
Author: Richard Monk04th June 2006
Ice skating has a long history. In fact the origins of ice skating date back to the early ninth century. The purpose then was far more practical, however, than recreational. The earliest ice skates are believed to have been found in London and made of hor... Read >
Author: John Gibb10th December 2005
The oldest recorded exchange of engagement rings dates back nearly 5000 years ago to ancient Egypt when a never ending band was linked with eternal love. Later for the Romans, a young ladies acceptance of a ring was a legal agreement and meant that the g... Read >
Author: John Lewis
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