It’s a rugby game. You’re up againgst the world champions for many years New Zealand. You know you don’t stand a chance. Then you line up on the field, looking straight at the New Zealand team, the All Blacks. They are all bigger than you and all solid players. Then they start their haka. Their…
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…
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…
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.…