How now, brown Slough.
. . . . it's a nicer place than today, and we have proof. With a little bit of digging and an added ounce of earnest research, we can turn the tables and see what life was like in previous and distant decades. Yes, of course it wasn't perfect. Women are in…
You're a spy, after all. How Britain Built its Top Secret MI6 HQ. Its hidden away in plain sight.
When you're in London, you might follow along The River Thames and come upon a striking, but not necessarily unique building. It has commanding views and is a rather impressive and beautifully…
I don’t think anyone would look at Colombia today and say that it is failing. This positive outcome is an example of the effective application of smart power – it is succeeding.
Well, let's get the adolescence out of the way and just say it: Fugger. OK, now that it's out there, let's have some real adult fun in Augsburg, and The Fugger Family Market. If you're in Munich, be sure not to miss Augsburg. It’s only 70 km down the road – and…
The promenade in Torrox Costa is nice for walking or running in the early morning. Ahhhh . . .
Over the past year or so, there was a series of posts about how AirBNB were offering rooms that ended up having video and audio apparatus embedded inside walls, toilets and more. That was quite a PR mess to clean up. Well, it turns out that AirBNB are not the only suppliers who…
“The past is buried deep within the ground in Rabat, although the ancient walls in the old city are still standing, painted in electrifying variations of royal blue that make the winding roads look like streamlets or shallow ocean water.”
— Raquel Cepeda
