Strangely enough this story starts in Japan, where it sometimes ends. The idealised city of Paris. City of romance, fashion, chic women with lot’s of jewelery carrying Chihuahuas in their handbags, great ornately styled architecture, and so on. But for every picture painted like this in the Japanese media, and the American media for that…
When travelling in Spain you will notice a distinct style of art and architecture not found in other parts of Europe. Sometimes a country’s distinct style of architecture goes unnoticed, except for noticing that it has a unique look like from its neighbouring countries. The style of art that gives Spain and its colonies its…
Today we head to the dinner tables of Bonny Scotland to find out the many ways to enjoy one of the countries favourite dishes Haggis. The Scottish have developed a bit of a culture around the dish, as we are here to discover. For those of you that don’t know, haggis is a savoury type…
Germany is a country who has had a longer tradition of Christmas than any other. The act of giving to show you care was common in Germany and then German immigrants in the United States also made it popular there and the Americans took the idea to the rest of the world. Christmas celebrations start…
I was listening to our national radio station Triple J the other day when I heard the comment about what are the main exports Sweden gives to the world. Their largest export strangely enough for a neutral country is weapons. But also strangely enough Sweden’s 2nd largest export is music. Can you believe that?…
Ganesh the elephant headed god may well be one of the most captivating Hindu deities hence his popularity. In Hindu mythology because they have more than one god, each god is assigned a series of tasks which they are given to protect, and Ganesh’s main task is remove obtsacles to pave the way for success.…
Cuba has a very rich musical history for a small country. One of the greats of Cuban music is Compay Segundo, a singer, music writer, and guitarist. We feauture Compay in our International Masters of Music because of his large repertoire of music he has performed and written. Born as Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz, Compay…