It’s well-known that Australia is a hot dry land. Most of the country is desert. And deserts are the hottest places to live. This summer (2012-2013) in particular has been a hot one. Ever since spring places like Melbourne and Adelaide have been consistently hitting temperatures above 35°C. Even the island of Tasmania has…
If you spend any time amongst English language students you might hear them commenting on how they have a terrible time, trying to cope with English phrasal verbs. As a native you don’t understand why they have this problem, nor even know what they on earth these little creatures might be. Take a normal…
There was a time when Valparaiso, Chile was one of the most important ports of the Pacific. The port city for its larger inland capital city Santiago, the legacy left behind of archictecture and culture from its previous era of immigration from it’s glory days has made it a UNESCO world heritage site. The amazing…
Following the previous post on Sweden’s 2nd Largest Export_Music that we discovered, we enjoyed it so much that we decided to provide more of the great music that comes out of Sweden. The Concretes– these guys have been around since the mid 90’s an 8 piece band that also features Victoria Bergman singing in one…
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…