Europe

4 min read

• Advent Calendar.

7# The Dark Side of Christmas: Krampus, Santa’s horned helper!

4 years ago Leo S

6 min read

• Advent Calendar.

6# St.Nicholas: the man behind Santa Claus.

4 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Advent Calendar.

5# Milanese Panettone: history, legends and traditions.

4 years ago Anya016

4 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The “Pig” on the Lion of Lucerne: the invisible joke of an Unpaid Sculptor.

4 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Advent Calendar.

4# The Legend of Sunken Bell

4 years ago Danijel90

2 min read

• History

Peace between Athens and Sparta: an agreement signed only in 1996

4 years ago Adam

9 min read

• Advent Calendar.

1# Charles Dickens Wrote A Christmas Carol inspired by the London Children Poverty.

4 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Villa Sultana was the first casino in Italy: what remains today.

4 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• History

The strange story of the friendship between Hitler and a Jewish little girl.

4 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The illustrated guide of the ’30s that explained how not to die electrocuted.

4 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Breaking News

Live: High Water in Venice.

4 years ago Anya016

4 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The murder of Julia Thomas: the dismembered and boiled widow who shocked Victorian London.

4 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Switzerland: Leuk’s secret Charnel House~

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Time me, gentlemen! Robert Liston: the legendary Scottish Surgeon nicknamed “The Fastest Knife in the West End”.

4 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Food

KAFFEOST, an extravagant Scandinavian combination of cheese and coffee~

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Shirokorechenskoe: the Incredible Cemetery of the Russian Gangsters.

4 years ago Pavel

5 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Barti Ddu: 11 Rules from an Actual Pirate Code!

4 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

The sad story of Pirou-Plage Ghost Village

4 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Jack O’Lantern: the Halloween Legend!

4 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• History

The William Wallace Monument, in memory of the Glorious Battle of Stirling Bridge.

4 years ago Adam

1 min read

• Abandoned Places

The mystery of the ghostly house along the Martesana watercourse.

4 years ago Anya016

2 min read

• History

Did you know that Ancient Greek Funerals were decked out in celery?

4 years ago Leo S

1 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Phare de Trézien

4 years ago Anya016

2 min read

• Travel

Vinárna Čertovka: the narrowest street in Prague has a pedestrian traffic light!

4 years ago Pavel

1 min read

• Abandoned Places

Bar Bianco or “Il Pasquino” Restaurant: just another italian lost place.

4 years ago Anya016

2 min read

• Travel

Notre Dame des Laves

4 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• History

Götz von Berlichingen: the legendary German Knight of the Iron Hand

4 years ago Adam

3 min read

• History

Göbekli Tepe: the most mysterious Archaeological site in the world.

4 years ago Ivan

1 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Pontusval Lighthouse.

4 years ago Anya016

2 min read

• History
• Motors

SVL: the Very Fast Soviet jet-propelled Train of 1970

4 years ago Adam

1 min read

• Food

Pinch ‘n’ Sip: in Edinburgh, you can assemble your cocktails via kitschy claw machine! ~

4 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

France: La Maison Sculptée

4 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Turnip Jack-o’-Lanterns Are the Root of Halloween traditions~

4 years ago Leo S

1 min read

• Travel

Ireland’s Hungry Tree

4 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Travel

Longyearbyen: the Norwegian town where it’s illegal to die.

4 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Colorno: the sad story of suffering in the abandoned asylum.

4 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Baunscheidt’s Lebenswecker: The 19th-Century “Life-Awakener”

4 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• History

Venice and The Collapse of St. Mark’s Bell Tower

4 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Will Scarlet’s Grave In Blidworth.

4 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Travel

Fountain of Union: Slovakia’s largest fountain is a relic of its Soviet past.

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

The Hermitage in St.Petersburg maintains still today a Colony of Cats to keep the Museum free from mice.

4 years ago Adam

2 min read

• Food

Scandinavians use blood to make dense, dark and savory Pancakes~

5 years ago Leo S