Roccascalegna
Roccascalegna is a small town situated at 455 meters above sea level, in a valley right of the Rio Secco, a tributary of the Aventino river, in the in… Read the rest
Deruta, hand painted pottery and ceramics
Deruta is a medieval village close to Perugia, along the E45 highway, and fit is famous for it’s hand painted pottery and ceramics.
Nothing much is… Read the rest
London: The Burlington House Cartoon
The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist,”sometimes called The Burlington House Cartoon, is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. T… Read the rest
Russia: Tuvan Throat Singing
Tuvan Throat Singing , also known as Khoomei, Xöömej, Tuvan Overtone Singing,is traditional style of singing found in Tuva, an autonomous region of th… Read the rest
Stepanakert is the capital of Nagorno Karabakh
Stepanakert is the capital of Nagorno Karabakh, a country which is basically recognised by no-one but itself, and Armenia.
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Cable Street – London : One of the East End’s proudest moments.
The Battle of Cable Street was one of the East End’s proudest moments. When 30,000 Londoners of all races and creeds joined forces to block a de… Read the rest
Oymyakon in russia:the coldest inhabited place on earth
As the coldest inhabited place on earth (with a recorded temperature of -96.16 degrees F in 1924), the small Russian town of Oymyakon, with a populati… Read the rest
Tristan da Cunha: the most remote island in the world
Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited island in the world. It lies some 3,000 km from the nearest mainland, standing isolated in the midst of… Read the rest
Ecuador: The inactive volcan Mount Chimborazo
An inactive volcano that last erupted in approximately 550 AD, Mount Chimborazo stands at over 20,000 feet high. While Mount Everest is over 29,000 fe… Read the rest
The Atacama Desert in Chile
According to both NASA and National Geographic, the Atacama Desert in Chile has soil comparable to that of Mars. (Fun fact: Mars scenes from the telev… Read the rest