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Movie Review: Above and Beyond

5 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments b_eleven

Movie Review: Above and Beyond Genre: Documentary Original Language: English Director: Roberta Grossman Producer: Sarah Forbes Campbell, Nancy Spielberg Writer: Sophie Sartain Release Date (Streaming): Oct 13, 2015 Box Office (Gross US...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ST. ANDREW'S DAY, 30th NOVEMBER: Celebrating Scotland

30 Nov 2021 1 minute read 2 comments YouveBeenGreeked

While I'm working on my next Greek history blog (it is coming, don't worry), and since British history isn't my specialty (yet?), I thought I'd share a few videos about Scotland and Saint Andrew, since today is Saint Andrew's Day! This is just a one-...

Barbados Is Now An Independent Country

30 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

At its height, the British Empire was not just the largest empire in the world but the largest in history. At one point, the empire included what is now the USA, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Australia and Canada. The empire began to...

Zombie Bunker

29 Nov 2021 1 minute read 1 comment By sea and land

  Zombie bunker well not quite but, a bunker built on the order of Francisco Franco between 1940 and 1944. One of over 500 that were built as part of the fortifications by Gibraltar. The bunkers and other fortifications were built by prisoners.   It...

In search of traces of the vampire Dracula - Bran Castle, Transylvania

26 Nov 2021 4 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

Probably few people in the world associate the infamous vampire with Transylvania, and certainly do not know that Transylvania is in Europe, Romania. Prawdopodobnie niewielu ludzi na świecie kojarzy osławionego wampira z Transylwanią, a już na pewn...

THE BATTLE OF PLATAEA, 479 BC: The Final Push

25 Nov 2021 26 minute read 2 comments YouveBeenGreeked

With his hopes for a successful conquest of Greece smashed on the waters off the coast of Salamis, Xerxes withdrew with the bulk of his forces back to the empire. Themistocles, meanwhile, was at the height of his popularity back in Athens. But the wa...

The Presley Brothers: An Alternate History Drabble

24 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred

Screams. Faints. Riots. These followed in the wake of every appearance by the Presley brothers. Not only were they extremely talented, they were also drop-dead gorgeous. Talent, looks, charisma and charm were a lethal combination in any individual....

Summary of my 6 month hiatus... and another crash

22 Nov 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Chris Chen

After the crypto crash of mid may when BTC fell from ~$59k to under $30k, I decided to take some time away from crypto. Recently with the rise of NFTs I decided to start following crypto news again just in time for the cryptopocalypse of Nov 2021 bri...

Dunstaffnage Castle, Dunbeg by Oban, Argyll, Scotland

21 Nov 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Hoosie

I used to live near Dunstaffnage Castle, which is close to Oban in Argyll and have visited it many times. The castle is maintained by Historic Environment Scotland.  Access to the grounds and the chapel in the woods are free.  There is a charge for...

The Fairy-tale Garden of Lights in Krakow - House of Snow White

20 Nov 2021 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

The Garden of Lights is an amazing visual event aimed mainly at our children, but also adults will feel the magical world of fairy tales that are timeless and probably also remember from their childhood. Ogród Świateł to niesamowite wydarzenie wi...