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Pearl of the Orient or Luang Prabank in Laos. Journey through Asia Laos

29 Apr 2022 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The city is situated on the right bank of the Mekong River, famous in many films. It is sheltered by beautiful hills, where the sunset is unique. Miasto leży na prawym brzegu osławionej w wielu filmach rzeki Mekong. Osłonięta jest przepięknymi w...

Financial Empires Grow During and After the Failed Revolutions of 1848

28 Apr 2022 18 minute read 0 comments Probs Cheatin

Now that we have highlighted the prevailing themes from 1815 to 1848 of economic injustice, shifting political views, evolving technologies, and religious persecution that was allowing Money Changers to hoard unprecedented amounts of wealth inside of...

The Book of One Thousand and One Nights - Bukhara, Uzbekistan - like a fairy tale about Scheherazade

27 Apr 2022 5 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

Bukhara is one of the main and, in my opinion, obligatory points on the travel map of Uzbekistan. It is about 250 km to the equally beautiful Samarkand, and getting to Bukhara is not a problem today. You can use conventional, high-speed rail...

What can investors learn from these 6 historic Bubbles and Crashes in the Stock Market?

26 Apr 2022 4 minute read 1 comment Uninspired Investing

  You can also watch the video on 6 Historic Stock Market Bubbles and Crashes. According to the Greater fool theory, investors or the fool purchase assets with the objective of selling the asset at a higher price to the greater fool. Excessive specu...

CIMON, 477 - 461 BC: The Wars of the Delian League

25 Apr 2022 16 minute read 5 comments YouveBeenGreeked

Given the growing power statement of Athens, plus the recent ongoings with the ostracism and murder of Pausanias following the Greek Counterattack War, Athens was becoming the dominant Greek power. As the head of the Delian League, Athens would now r...

When a lady picked us up from the street and what happened next - Myanmar, Bagan - my journey through Asia

23 Apr 2022 5 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

While traveling around Burma, we decided to visit a place famous on the tourist map, namely Bagan. It is here that there is a complex of stupas and temples of which there are over several thousand in a small area. Additionally, you can see it all fr...

One Way to New York, Please!

21 Apr 2022 12 minute read 2 comments RosieJSargent

This story is based on the real lives of Annie McGowan and Fredrick Barrett, survivors of the Titanic. On the 2nd April 1912, the Titanic left Belfast and headed for Southampton. Unbeknownst to the crew and her creators, a small coal fire had been bu...

The Dead Sea Scrolls and what they mean for us today.

20 Apr 2022 2 minute read 0 comments The Crypto Bat

The Dead Sea Scrolls; is an important but largely forgotten discovery.Most households had heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the late 1900s, but most of that knowledge had not been passed on to the younger generation. Like how the Dead Sea Scrolls were...

What happened to the Kingdom of the Congo?

20 Apr 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Gideon6ix

What happened to the Kingdom of the Congo? Portuguese Influence in the Congo in the 1500s Gideon 6ix   Life for the people of the Congo in the early 1500s was one of change and humility. Through a series of dramatic events, those conditions...

THE FALL OF THEMISTOCLES, 478 - 459 BC: From Hero to Exile

18 Apr 2022 12 minute read 7 comments YouveBeenGreeked

Themistocles is often credited as being the predominant hero of the Greco-Persian Wars, having commanded troops at Marathon and leading the Greek navy at Cape Artemisium and Salamis. These exploits would earn him great renown and would pave the way f...