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Las Médulas: Splitting Mountains In Search Of Spanish Gold
Las Médulas is a place of profound beauty with a surprising past. Source: Flickr The Romans marched into Iberia in the second century BCE. The ruins of their architectural achievements are still...
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Modern-Day Witches: Fewer Brooms, More Self-Determination
Maria in front of the Palace of Culture in Warsaw. Image: Katarzyna Majak Source: Huffington Post The word “witch” often conjures images of warts and pointy noises; broomsticks and cauldrons, and a...
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Fun In Thatcher’s England: Newcastle, 1979
Glenn Murtha and his brother jump from a second-story window in Newcastle, England, 1979. Source: Tish Murtha/AmberSide Collection Glenn Murtha tells the story of this photo in an interview with The...
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Three Unbelievably Surreal TV Moments From Overseas
Source: The Guardian Americans were at the forefront of inventing and making widespread use of television. We were also at the forefront of using it as a teaching tool for uplifting people all over the...
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Who Needs The City? 9 Beautiful Towns You Have To Visit
Get ready: you’re about to be struck with some serious wanderlust. From secluded towns tucked among looming mountains to frequently-visited, technicolor villages with more canals than concrete, we’ve...
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People Without a Country: The Gypsies
Source: Education For Sustainability In 1332, a Franciscan monk from Ireland visited the island of Crete. While there, he wrote this description of what he called “the descendants of Cain,” whom he met...
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Photo Of The Day: Child Refugee Pleads For Help In Budapest Train Station
A child holds a self-made placard reading “SOS help me” outside the railways station in Budapest, Hungary. Image Source: Reuters With over 2,000 migrants gathered outside of Budapest’s Keleti train...
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The World’s Best Beach Isn’t In Bali – It’s In Spain
Image Source: Teresa Cantero We already know that Spain is filled with superlatives: it’s home to the best restaurant in the world, the best parties – check out San Fermines or Las Fallas – and...
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Sorry, Lefties: Europe Isn’t Political Paradise
Image Source: Universitetet i Bergen Many Americans, especially liberals who don’t get out much, tend to imagine Europe as a kind of fabled kingdom full of generous welfare benefits and strong labor...
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Here’s What You Need To Know About Oktoberfest
The classic dress such as lederhosen, over the knee leather pants, and traditional head wear are all on full display during the costume parade. Source: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader As temperatures begin...
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Photo Of The Day: European Refugee Crisis Given High Fashion Treatment In...
Image Source: The Mirror High fashion and the migrant crisis have collided in Hungarian photographer Norbert Baksa’s “migrant chic” new photo shoot. In the photos, viewers can see a “migrant” model...
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Man Dies Mid-Flight After Biting A Passenger
A plane made an emergency landing in Cork after a man bit another man and had to be restrained. Image Source: Daily Mail There’s a newspaper industry saying that goes, “‘Dog Bites Man’ isn’t news, but...
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Photo Of The Day: Artist Turns Vladimir Lenin Statue Into Darth Vader
The Lenin statue before and after its transformation. Image Source: SFGate The Dark Side has established itself in Odessa, Ukraine. A statue of Vladimir Lenin, brutal leader of the Bolshevik Revolution...
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Meet The President Of Liberland, A Tea Party Paradise In Eastern Europe
Mr. Vít Jedlička with the flag of Liberland. Image Source: Liberland Press Office Vít Jedlička wasn’t happy with his home country, the Czech Republic, so he decided to start his own. He searched the...
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PHOTOS: This Is What Spain’s “Versailles” Looks Like In Fall
After visiting Spain for the commemoration of the nation’s 60-year membership with the United Nations on October 30th, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon took a private tour of the city of Segovia....
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Better Know A Despot: Æthelred The Unready
Source: Ali Express In the High Middle Ages, people could more or less say what they thought of you, your government, and even your personal attributes, and there wasn’t anything you could do to stop...
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Photo Of The Day: The Magnificent Spanish Cathedral 133 Years In The Making
Image Source: National Geographic “My client is not in a hurry.” Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí’s words couldn’t ring more true as his marvelous masterwork Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy...
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Photo Of The Day: WW1 German U-Boat Washes Ashore In Britain
U-118, a WWI German U-boat, washed ashore in Britain one year after it was built. Image Source: Rare Historical Photos German U-boats were among the most feared weapons of World War I. And when one...
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Moon Cakes, Graveyards & Cranberry Sauce: How The Rest Of The World...
In many American elementary schools, kids are taught that Thanksgiving is a day to commemorate the moment when Native Americans and pilgrims came together to celebrate a bountiful, life-saving harvest....
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Inside Hallgrímskirkja, Iceland’s Absolutely Bizarre Church
This church is weird, rugged and totally Iceland. Image Source: Flickr Iceland is known for its rugged landscapes, and apparently the same can be said for its churches. Visible for over twelve miles,...
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