#TodayInHistory – June 2
June 2 – Some important events on this day. 455 👉🏼 King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome – Rome […]
Louise the Unfortunate’s grave at Natchez City Cemetery – Mississippi
The interesting headstones and epitaphs in Mississippi’s Natchez City Cemetery teach visitors about the area’s pioneering families. The cemetery was […]
#June 1, 1935: first test for drivers!
In 1934 in Britain there were about one and a half million cars on the roads, but despite the relatively […]
#TodayInHistory – June 1
June 1 – Some important events on this day. 4000 BC 👉🏼 Approximate domestication of the horse in the Eurasian […]
Bored? Take a virtual murder tour of medieval London!
On the Wednesday September 14, 1337 the Coroner and Sheriffs were informed that Juliana Prickfield, a washerwoman, had been found […]
#TodayInHistory – May 31
May 31 – Some important events on this day. 1279 BC 👉🏼 Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great […]
Sarmizegetusa Regia: the legendary capital of the Dacians
We are in Romania. Hidden in the dense forests of the Carpathians, Sarmizegetusa Regia is one of the oldest, most […]
Voltaire: writer, philosopher and…..rebel
As he lay dying on this day, May 30, 1778, the great French writer Voltaire noticed that the lamp next […]
#TodayInHistory – May 30
May 30 – Some important events on this day. 1431 👉🏼 Hundred Years’ War: 19 year old Joan of Arc […]
Thai funeral cookbooks: to preserve recipes and memories~
If recently you’ve been to a wedding, probably you’ve been handed a wedding program upon your arrival, featuring photographs of […]
#TodayInHistory – May 29
May 29 – Some important events on this day. 1176 👉🏼 Battle at Legnano: Lombard League beats Frederick Barbarossa and […]
Kolmanskop – Namibia: the remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
We are in Namibia: people flocked to the area that later became known as Kolmanskop after the discovery of diamonds, […]
The history of Volkswagen, the “People’s Car”
Germany’s Volkswagen is the largest car maker in the world, after Toyota. Its 590,000 employees produce around the world nearly […]
#TodayInHistory – May 28
May 28 – Some important events on this day. 585 BC 👉🏼 Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, […]
“The Death Camp” and the forgotten story of Germany’s first holocaust
Shark Island was founded in 1795 off the coast of Luderitz, Namibia. Originally named Star Island, the land sat amidst […]
#TodayInHistory – May 27
May 27 – Some important events on this day. 1679 👉🏼 Habeaus Corpus Act (strengthening person’s right to challenge unlawful […]
Abandoned Places ›
Festival Club: Ibiza’s first club
We are in Ibiza. The island wasn’t always the party hotspot it is today. It wasn’t until the late 1960s […]
Roche Rock Hermitage: a ruined 15th-century hermitage steeped in myth and mystery~
Roche, in cornish dialect “Tregarrek”, which mean homestead of the rock, is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall, United […]
The sad story of the half-constructed abandoned resort at Cala d’en Serra – Ibiza
We are in Spain. In the far north of the island near Portinax is a beautiful little horseshoe shaped beach […]
Paronella park: a castle hand built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.
In Queensland, Australia, lies an old castle built by a Spanish immigrant that, for a while, had one problem after […]
Travel ›
“Old Man of the Lake”: the tree log that has been floating vertically for 120 years and no one knows why.
“Old Man of the Lake” is not a legend or a myth, but a real 450-year-old hemlock that’s been floating […]
Maglič fortress: a mysterious 13th century piece of serbian history
Maglič is a 13th century medieval castle about 15 km southwest of the town of Kraljevo, in central Serbia, located […]
Temple of Valadier: a refuge for the souls in Genga – Italy
We are in Italy, in Genga, Marche region, near the magnificent Frasassi Caves dug in limestone by the Sentino river. […]
Why you should visit Wayne – Alberta~
In Wayne, Alberta you’ll find a bar with real bullet holes in the wall in a ghost town that is […]
History ›
“The Death Camp” and the forgotten story of Germany’s first holocaust
Shark Island was founded in 1795 off the coast of Luderitz, Namibia. Originally named Star Island, the land sat amidst […]
Why European plague doctors wore those strange beaked masks?
Four hundred years ago, dark figures with white beaks wandered the streets of Europe. But these were no boogeymen or […]
How Australia was born
Back in the the 1770s and 1780s, living conditions in the United Kingdom were literally catastrophic. The Industrial Revolution meant […]
Malleus Maleficarum: the sacred text used to identify witches
Between 1227 and 1235, the Inquisition against witches and heretics was established with a series of papal decrees: Pope Innocent’s […]
People, mysteries and stories ›
Hiljainen Kansa: the Silent People of Finland
An eerie art installation located in a barren field in the Finnish countryside recently went viral after someone accidentally stumbled […]
Lydia, the phantom hitchhiker of North Carolina
Phantom hitchhiker stories are not rare. Most entail someone driving on a road or highway when they come upon a […]
Sadako lives? The true story behind Japanese horror movie “The Ring”
Theres a story about a cursed video tape, nothing too scary. It’s just a bunch of random images with the […]
Burke & Hare Murder Dolls: the mystery of the dolls in miniature coffins
William Burke and William Hare were two serial killers who lived and operated in Edinburgh, Scotland, from November 1827 to […]
Art and Photography ›
The images of a Venice free of tourists transformed by COVID-19
In addition to being one of the most beautiful cities in the world, either with the snow, or with the […]
Quarantine in Milan: here’s what it’s like in a coronavirus red zone.
First Easter and Easter Monday. Then, Italy’s Liberation Day on April 25, a national Italian holiday commemorating the end of […]
“Faces of Century”: the same people photographed as young and centenarians
Youth is a phase of life that is (almost) always remembered with happiness and, indeed the period flows quickly, especially […]
Paris through a Nazi’s lens: Propaganda pictures of Occupied France in 1940’s
André Zucca (1897-1973) was a French photographer and Nazi collaborator, popular thanks to his work with the German propaganda magazine […]
Food ›
An Giang: the Vietnamese province that attracted worldwide attention for its giant Loaves of Bread
Even though it sounds incredibile, the Vietnamese province of An Giang, in the Mekong Delta, is less known for its […]
How “Taco Friday” became a popular Swedish tradition
Fredagsmys, or “Cozy Friday”, is a popular beloved Swedish tradition. In the Scandinavian country, families stay home on Friday night, […]
11 historic dishes born from tough times that you easily can make at home!
To limit supermarket trips during social distancing, and while restaurants in lot of coutries are still closed, many home chefs […]
Năsal: a delicious Transylvanian Cheese
We are in Romania. Năsal is a traditional local cheese bearing the same name as the village where it is […]
Volleyball?
Louise the Unfortunate’s grave at Natchez City Cemetery – Mississippi
The interesting headstones and epitaphs in Mississippi’s Natchez City Cemetery teach visitors about the area’s pioneering families. The cemetery was […]
#TodayInHistory – April 13
April 13 – Some important events on this day 837 👉🏼 Best view of Halley’s Comet in 2,000 years ☄️ […]
The ancient pagan origins of Easter
Easter: a secular culture celebrates the spring equinox, whilst religious culture celebrates the resurrection. In religious (and obvious) terms, Easter […]
Why do we have Easter bunny and Easter eggs?
All the fun things about Easter have pagan roots, and It is not a coincidence if the most widely-practiced customs […]
May 14, 1948: the three-year-old’s brutal murder that begins an unusual investigation.
Three-year-old June Devaney, recovering from pneumonia at Queen’s Park Hospital in Blackburn, England, is kidnapped from her bed on this […]
#TodayInHistory – April 2
April 2 – Some Important Events on this day 1453 👉🏼 Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (the current […]
#April 2, 1887: the world’s first human cannonball
First there was an explosion, then a puff of smoke, and then, on this day, April 2, 1887 the first […]
#TodayInHistory – May 6
May 6 – Some important events on this day 1527 👉🏼 Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending Renaissance […]
#TodayInHistory – April 3
April 3 – Some Important Events on this day 1367 👉🏼 Battle of Navarrete, La Rioja, Castile: alliance of King […]