For about 200 years the decline of the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island remained one of the biggest mysteries of the time. When the Dutch landed on the island on Easter 1722 they were surprised at the quantity and size of the Moai statues the largest of which measured at 10m tall. After that…
The first signs of that something different was going on in Venice was a street sign I saw which called a street “calle” which is exactly the same name as a street in Spain; a street in Italian (Florentine dialect) is “via”. I drew on my contact with the Catalan’s in Spain “Carrer” and neighbours…
The 8th installment of the Rugby World Cup has nearly come to pass with tomorrow the 2 highest ranked teams in the world the invincible New Zealand-All Blacks versus the rejuvenated Australian- Wallabies facing off. 3 teams have won the World Cup on 2 occasions thus far. Australia, New Zealand, and the South African- Springboks.…
Today as part of our new additon the Polish Slang pages, we delve into the rich culture of Poland. One very important part of this culture is Bruderszaft Also called „brudzio” or „braterski” (brother shot). As everybody knows – Poles love beer, wine and vodka. There is nothing better than having a party with lots of…
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Whether you realize it or not, most foreigners know Bali as a country rather than a part of Indonesia which is the official country that contains Bali itself. Bali probably is the most popular Indonesian destination in the world. So it is always interesting when we talk about Bali. Bali is all about art. When…
Ever tried to learn German? It’s got to be one of the hardest European languages to learn. German’s big plus has got to be that all the words are pronounced phonetically, strictly in accordance with the way it is spelled. From there it goes downhill. Currently the definite/indefinite article has 3 cases Masculine, Feminine and Neutar.…