What do Vlad the Impaler and Dracula have in common? Both come from Transylvania, and both of them liked to extract blood, whether they liked it or not. While Count Dracula seems to be a far-fetched story, historic accounts of Vlad the Impaler, prince of Wallachia, now a state of Romania, bring to light…
Today’s main event in the Olympics is the final of the sexiest male and female athletes at the games. The criteria for qualification are to be from a non high-profile sport. For the women this includes tennis, but the men basketball, tennis and other high paid high-profile sports. The reason, they can get…
Been in the desert for too long and feeling parched? Or sitting on the beach in the sun all day? Here’s the 7 Best Summer Drinks for That Unquenchable Thirst. What make s a good drink for the warmer months? Well usually in summer you get a thirst that could kill a camel and…
The Basque Country in France called Pays Basque has to be one of the most chilled out places in France. Tucked away in the southwest corner bordering the Atlantic coast of northern Spain.Usually held in the first week of August, this year late July, the Basque Land’s biggest city Bayonne comes alive with what…
Colombia, one of the Spanish speaking countries with the largest diversity of musical culture, styles and genres, posibbly even the most. Traditional music that is native to the country includes, Cumbia, Llanero (shared with Venezuela in the plains region), Vallenato (also shared with Venezuela), Joropo, Mapele, and the more obscure musical sounds of Andean…
Though it is often a pleasure kissing young people as a greeting, from different countries within Europe or Latin America, when you cross a country’s border, as often occurs in Europe, the greeting kiss can be different from the previous country, so we go out to discover Kissing Culture- How Many Kisses Do You…
The French have a great saying: “Ferme ta boite au camembert, tu l’auras pour ton desert” meaning “Shut your box of camembert, or you’ll have it (wear it) for your dessert”. They know that one of their best-selling cheeses, when not refrigerated after a day, smells like somebody’s left sweaty socks in a room,…