I'll be away for a little while, somewhere in east Europe, on a sort of small 'roots trip' . It will start with locating the gra...

The Herodeion , on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece, is a stone theatre that has hosted many musical concerts and fa...

Ben Bernanke (the chairman of the Fed) is printing dollars like there's no tomorrow. Stanley Fischer (the Governor of Bank 0f Israel) ...

Once in a while, I get stung by a bee. When it happens, the pain is agonizing and I unwillingly produce a loud , high -pitched scream. Luck...

Someone has recently emailed me the above video and I can' t help watching it again and again.. This video is an irresistible combinatio...

Can't eat pork Swine flu... Can't eat chicken, Bird Flu.. Can't eat beef Mad cow.. Can't eat eggs Sallmonella.. Can't ea...

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) , the famous physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher - was born in Pisa, Italy. (The term 'physi...

Anita Ekberg in the 'Trevi Fountain' scene I've recently come across some online jokes with the following title: 'King David...

At the time of my brief visit in Naples, I noticed flattering posters of the musical conductor of the city's 'San Carlo' theater...

The Marina Grande (the big harbour) "Capri c'est fini Et dire que c'etait la ville De mon premier amour Capri c'est fini Je...

Been there! on the Vesuvium top Enjoying the views It is responsible for the destruction in the past of towns and villages, and it is an all...

Palacio Real (Royal Palace) Majestic - that's the term I would use to describe Madrid, the heart and soul of Spain. Everything about thi...

GRANADA is the name of the City in the south of Spain lying at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and also the name of the well-know...

The interior of the Jewish Synagogue in Cordoba Being of jewish faith it was only natural that when in Cordoba I should want to visit the o...

Plazza d'Espana No wonder Seville is the birthplace of well knowm myths such as Don Juan, Carmen, Figaro (the Barber from Seville). Ther...