Scanno, Italy: A heart surrounded by mountains
The village ef Scanno appears like small stone houses embracing each other with their tiny roofs. These roofs, so perfectly […]
White BBQ-Sauce: in Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white ~
While styles of barbecue vary from state to state, Americans (and not only), when when it comes to BBQ Sauce, […]
Menlo Castle: an Irish abandoned castle claimed by nature
We are in Ireland, just outside of Galway City on the banks of the River Corrib that flows through the […]
Newman’s Nursery Ruins
Nestled in a valley on top of a hill there are the suggestive ruins of a 19th-century plant nursery. Founded […]
Legend of the Screaming Tunnel, Ontario~
For some, this arched stone tunnel running beneath the Grand Trunk railroad tracks in Niagara Falls is just that: an […]
Tonopah Mining Park: over a century of mining…
The story goes that prospector Jim Butler was camping around Tonopah Springs, the spring of 1900. He was angrily chasing […]
Point of Ayr Lighthouse in Wales: an enchanted landscape and a keeper who never left it.
We are along the north coast of Wales. As the sun sets and the sea sweeps in across Talacre beach […]
Amber Beacon Tower in Singapore: an unsolved murder and a restless ghost
We are in Singapore. It is May 15, 1990. A young couple venture to the Singapore shoreline. James Soh, 22, […]
Olgoi-Khorkhoi: the Mongolian Death Worm of the Gobi Desert
Deep within the shifting sands of the Gobi Desert, an area already popular due its unsolved mysteries and its legends, […]
The true, complete, unaltered History of 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival – 50 years later
Exactly fifty years ago half a million hippies, beatniks, and long-hairs descended upon upstate New York for the Woodstock music […]
Access forbidden for a century – the French “Red Zone”: a no-go area since WWI
If we think of France, we probably think of the magic of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, the scents of Provence, […]
The light above Como, Italy: Volta’s Lighthouse dedicated to Alessandro Volta
“What the hell a lighthouse doing in the mountains?” tourists are wondering when they arrive at San Maurizio, a hamlet […]
The ancient and strange English custom of wife-selling
Between the late eighteenth and the mid-nineteenth century in England, there was a strange and fascinating custom called wife-selling. Married […]
History, Haunting and Secrets of Seattle’s Pike Place Market~
The Pike Place Market in Seattle is, of course, a good place to shop, but also the most haunted place […]
Portraits from Bedlam: 17 photographs from one of the most infamous mental hospital of the 19th Century
It was called Bethlem Royal Hospital, but it was nicknamed “Bedlam”, London’s famous horror hospital. Founded in 1247, It was […]
Goldfield Hotel: a step back into Nevada History
Goldfield, Nevada, is one of those legendary towns that exploded during the gold boom of the early 1900s, only to […]
Abandoned Places ›
Newman’s Nursery Ruins
Nestled in a valley on top of a hill there are the suggestive ruins of a 19th-century plant nursery. Founded […]
Point of Ayr Lighthouse in Wales: an enchanted landscape and a keeper who never left it.
We are along the north coast of Wales. As the sun sets and the sea sweeps in across Talacre beach […]
Goldfield Hotel: a step back into Nevada History
Goldfield, Nevada, is one of those legendary towns that exploded during the gold boom of the early 1900s, only to […]
Farina: South Australian ghost town
Lost in the vast land of outback South Australia, 650 kilometres (400 miles) to the north of Adelaide on the […]
Travel ›
Legend of the Screaming Tunnel, Ontario~
For some, this arched stone tunnel running beneath the Grand Trunk railroad tracks in Niagara Falls is just that: an […]
Tonopah Mining Park: over a century of mining…
The story goes that prospector Jim Butler was camping around Tonopah Springs, the spring of 1900. He was angrily chasing […]
History, Haunting and Secrets of Seattle’s Pike Place Market~
The Pike Place Market in Seattle is, of course, a good place to shop, but also the most haunted place […]
The Library of Water
In the sleepy little town of Stykkishólmur, Iceland, is a very interesting long-term project known in the native Icelandic as […]
History ›
Access forbidden for a century – the French “Red Zone”: a no-go area since WWI
If we think of France, we probably think of the magic of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, the scents of Provence, […]
The ancient and strange English custom of wife-selling
Between the late eighteenth and the mid-nineteenth century in England, there was a strange and fascinating custom called wife-selling. Married […]
Shoes on the Danube Promenade: the Holocaust Memorial of the Jews of Budapest
On the banks of the Danube, in Budapest, not far from the Hungarian Parliament building, 60 pairs of 1940s-style worn-out […]
Ortona, Italy: Moro River Canadian War Cemetery
Near Ortona, in the region of Abruzzo, Italy, there is a place that links Italians and Canadians: the Moro River […]
People, mysteries and stories ›
Amber Beacon Tower in Singapore: an unsolved murder and a restless ghost
We are in Singapore. It is May 15, 1990. A young couple venture to the Singapore shoreline. James Soh, 22, […]
Olgoi-Khorkhoi: the Mongolian Death Worm of the Gobi Desert
Deep within the shifting sands of the Gobi Desert, an area already popular due its unsolved mysteries and its legends, […]
The man who ate library paste~
I think as elementary school children, we all knew a kid who ate the glue. Maybe curiosity got the better […]
‘A Bella Mbriana: a love legend along the narrow streets of Naples
The history of Naples is full of legends and myths, which are lost between truth and fantasy, between streets and […]
Art and Photography ›
Far from Civilization: portraits of the Modern Hermits from all over Europe
The French photographer Antoine Bruy has embarked on a long hitch-hiking journey across Europe, which lasted from 2010 to 2013, […]
The macabre beheaded portraits of the Victorian era
It’s true: the Victorians beated the internet taking bizarre pictures which show 19th Century Photoshop! My personal opinion: for many […]
Tsuneko Sasamoto: the first Japanese Photojournalist who still works at 105 years
Tsuneko Sasamoto was born in Tokyo on September 1st 1914. Although photography had been invented the previous century, it was […]
Ariduka55: the japanese illustrator and his world where humans live among giant animals.
A super creative mysterious illustrator from Japan, imagines the world like no other. On social media, the artist is known […]
Food ›
The Grocery List of March 18, 1518 sketched by Michelangelo
You can’t sculpt like Michelangelo, but you can eat like him! What did Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the most famous […]
Garum: the bizzarre sauce that tells the story of Ancient Rome.
Probably romans needed a recharge after a rousing chariot race, dining with at least one food seasoned with this popular […]
Stinking Bishop: the Britain’s smelliest cheese!
Here we are: Stinking Bishop is an award-winning artisanal cheese. Among these awards there is “smelliest cheese in Britain.” Even […]
Exploding Chocolate Teacakes
Here we are: When Tony Cunnane joined the Royal Air Force in 1953, chocolate teacakes were the flavor of the […]
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RANDOM Volley 🏐
Simón named MVP and his Cuba win NORCECA Champions Cup!
Cuba won the 2019 NORCECA Volleyball Champions Cup in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The middle blocker Robertlandy Simón elevated the play of Cuba already in his first competition upon returning […]
A new start for the MEVZA League 2019/20
The Austrian reigning champion SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob hosted on Wednesday, 7 August in Bleiburg the meeting between MEVZA’s executives and team representatives of the clubs participating in the upcoming season […]
#Austria: all matches of DenizBank AG Volley League 2019/20
The calendar with all the matches in Austria of the 2019/20 season. Source: volleynet.at
Shafiei not coming to Poitiers due to declared state of war in Iran
The 27-year-old middle blocker Ali Shafiei should have been the first Iranian player to compete in the French male Volleyball League as he made an agreement to join Poitiers for […]
Simón and his re-debut for Cuba after 9 years!
The 32-year-old middle blocker Robertlandy Simón made a discreet re-debut for Cuba Volleyball National Team after nine years. He marked his return with 10 points (8 in the attack and […]
French setter Pierre Pujol returns to BR Volleys!
Pierre Pujol has decided to return to the German Bundesliga again: after playing in 2017/2018, winning the championship title with BR Volleys, the French setter is going to play in […]
France: the 14 players selected by Laurent Tillie for Eurovolley 2019!
Laurent Tillie, the coach of the team France, unveiled on Monday the list of 14 players selected for the next European Championship (September 12 to 29, organized in France, Belgium, […]
Now is official: Slobodan Kovac takes over Serbia!
A couple of days ago, Serbian National Team parted ways with Nikola Grbic. As we have already written, Serbia’s new head coach is Slobodan Kovac. “Everything happened very fast. A […]
Tsuneko Sasamoto: the first Japanese Photojournalist who still works at 105 years
Tsuneko Sasamoto was born in Tokyo on September 1st 1914. Although photography had been invented the previous century, it was […]
Plaza de Toros de Acho in Lima, Perù. The oldest in the Americas
We are in Lima, Peru. Built over 250 years ago, the Plaza de Toros de Acho is the oldest bullring […]
Leonid Rogozov: the man who cut out his own appendix
Leonid Rogozov, a russian surgeon, was part of the sixth Soviet Antarctic expedition – a team of 12 had been […]
“Sokushinbutsu”: the self-mummification ritual and the myth of non-death
Although the Japanese climate is not exactly conducive to mummification, somehow a group of Buddhist monks from the Shingon sect […]
Just one note: history of the shortest concert ever!
The summer of 2007 was an exciting year for White Stripe fans in Canada: Jack White and Meg White of […]
Garum: the bizzarre sauce that tells the story of Ancient Rome.
Probably romans needed a recharge after a rousing chariot race, dining with at least one food seasoned with this popular […]
The entrance of Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station of Frankfurt: a tram crashing into the sidewalk!
Try to imagine a scene in a Marvel movie in which the Hulk has picked up a tram car and […]
Los Angeles: The Museum of Death
The Museum of Death, a showcase of just that, was originally founded in San Diego in June, 1995, when James […]
England’s (almost) forgotten pet massacre of 1939
In the first week of September, 1939, London’s animal shelters were overflowing with guests. The queues of people and their […]