Exclusive: the sad fate of the historic Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market.
The Japanese capital prepares itself for the 2020 Olympic Games, and the historic Tsukiji fish market is now closed forever. Following years of delays and plenty of controversy, Tokyo’s Tsukiji […]
Tashirojima: a paradise for cat-lovers in Japan.
Tashirojima (田代島) is a small, rural island off the coast of central Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture. Informally known as “Cat Island”, It’s just over three kilometers long and It […]
Jack O’Lantern: the Halloween Legend!
The Irish brought the tradition of carving pumpkins into Jack O’Lantern to America. But, the original Jack O’Lantern was not a pumpkin, because they did not exist in Ireland. Ancient […]
The William Wallace Monument, in memory of the Glorious Battle of Stirling Bridge.
The proud and combative Scottish, since ancient times, proved to be a people who, despite not having a single political, cultural and linguistic identity, gave a hard time to anyone […]
The mystery of the ghostly house along the Martesana watercourse.
There are some stuffed animal, a big bear, some dolls, a Santa Claus probably beheaded. And a stationary clock, who knows how long, without hands. Those who pass by, along […]
Did you know that Ancient Greek Funerals were decked out in celery?
When we leave flowers on a grave, we leave lilies, roses or other kind of common flowers. Sometimes, they’re fashioned into a funeral wreath. Most people don’t know is wreaths […]
The cult of “Santa Muerte”: pre-Columbian deity venerated even today
“El que apura su vida, apura su muerte” “Who accelerates his life, accelerates his death“. This Mexican proverb describes the death, common and certain destiny of every living being. Yet, […]
Food and Drink on the Graves. A curious tradition~
Lot of cultures all over the world observe practices that involve leaving food or drink at the graves of loved ones. There are different specific traditions, but often people leave […]
Tokyo Skytree: an incredible view from 451 meters high!
Tokyo Skytree, is a broadcasting and telecommunications tower in Tokyo, and at a height of 634 metres, it was the world’s second tallest structure, after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. […]
Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl: the Tragic Legend of the Aztec Lovers who turned into Volcanoes.
Myths and legends of every people of the earth are closely linked to the territory in which they are born. So it was also for the Mayans and the Aztecs […]
Hachiko, the faithful dog.
After a profound demonstration of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation. Eizaburo Ueno, professor in agriculture science at Tokyo University in […]
Götz von Berlichingen: the legendary German Knight of the Iron Hand
Götz von Berlichingen was born in Germany around 1480, around the time that even those belonging to families of the small nobility with few means, like him, very often became […]
Colorow’s Cave
In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood, there is a cave that once provided comfort for a prominent Ute chief and his people. Before the European settlers went west, […]
Göbekli Tepe: the most mysterious Archaeological site in the world.
We are in Turkey, where this strange hunter-gatherer architecture believed to be the oldest religious complex known. In 1994, German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt and his team unearthed a handful of […]
Miracle Mike: The chicken that lived for 18 months without a head
Mike the Headless Rooster was a specimen of Wyandotte cockerel who, according to the stories of the time, lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off. Although […]
SVL: the Very Fast Soviet jet-propelled Train of 1970
Before high speed, which today we consider a service almost obvious, railway companies around the world were looking for different tricks to make their convoys fast and able to travel […]
