It’s getting that time of year again when Germany celebrates its own Carnival. FASTNACHT, THE GERMAN CARNIVAL. What’s that? Germany has a Carnival. Damn straight! And they really know how to have a good party. German carnival is often called Fasnacht and is mostly celebrated in the southern areas of Germany, Switzerland and parts…
France’s many languages These days France is a somewhat monolingual country when it comes to native languages. But as far back as the French Revolution, France was probably the most linguistically diverse country in all of Europe. And it wasn’t just languages, that were related to Latin. Along all its borders, neighbouring languages and dialects…
Some people consider Australia as one of the deadliest countries in the whole world, hence the title Deadly Australia. It has the highest concentration of venomous creatures that can be found in the world. But yet 24 million Australians live there, many without ever any fear on the multitude of poisonous beasties that can be…
What are 10 of the most Important Songs to know for German beer fests? In between a few beer we are here to also try out some German beer drinking songs. German beer fests are a great time to be had by all and many great beers to be tried and consumed at your…
Ever since I first started listening to Brazilian music and heard Sergio Mendes’ song Magalenha and then Os Mutantes-Minha Menina, I started to notice some good music to put to a party tape or CD. I put Minha Menina in a 60’s party CD, and it got every dancing, all my friends were asking…
Today we discover the Rocket Fuels distilled in different countries and cultures. In case you don’t know Rocket Fuel is a slang word for an alcohol type that you consider strong enough to power a rocket. Inside your blood system or for some their alcohol system, some of these can make you feel like…
This list originally started as 10, hence the title. But given the competition it was hard to narrow down to so few, so we now have 20. Since rock’n’roll started England itself have contributed a great amount to giving fans amazing music to listen to. For this reason it wasn’t easy. And some bands…