In February each year they stage a mountain bike race through the town of Valparaíso (Chile). The bikers have race down narrow steps, over jumps and take tight corners by riding up walls on the outside of the curves. Crowd … Continue reading
The first thing that went through my mind, when I read this article in The Independent, was that “Dementiaville” must be just like the village (Portmeirion) which the British cult TV series “The Prisoner” was set in. The Prisoner, an … Continue reading
While searching the internet for information on the current crisis in Japan, I stumbled across an interesting press release from Reuters – it seems that a US-led research team thinks it has found the lost city of Atlantis in southern … Continue reading
… there are some pretty dumb politicians around. Two examples from today’s press: 1. Berlusconi thinks Obama has a nice suntan. 2. Palin didn’t know Africa was a continent, or what countries were in North America (there are only three!). … Continue reading
(Photo from English Russia) When I see photos of machines like these, I am extremely glad that I haven’t ever had to fight in a war: During the WW2 Russian Army was using a ‘Fire Hedgehog’ – the set of … Continue reading
Apparently, a couple who has been living for ten years in room 1 of the Travelodge hotel at Grantham, UK, has been forced to move out of their room as the hotel has been closed for refurbishment. I really don’t … Continue reading
The UN reports that you are less likely to get murdered in Croatia than the UK. The Balkan area is, surprisingly, one of the safest in Europe. The report Crime and its Impact on the Balkans by the United Nations … Continue reading
Coca-Cola is going to test market Coke in aluminium containers shaped like their traditional bottles – initially at night clubs and special events. I suppose its no different to packaging it in cans, but at the moment, looking at the … Continue reading
Picture from Arborsmith Studios website (click picture to visit)Axel Erlandson an American arborsculptor opened an exhibition in 1947 featuring trees which he had shaped by pruning, bending and grafting. The original exhibition, called The Tree Circus had a chequered history, … Continue reading
Boston police have overreacted again (remember the advertising campaign for the Cartoon Network that caused chaos in Boston in January?) and arrested a student for wearing a circuit board on her sweatshirt at Boston’s Logan Airport. Whether you regard the … Continue reading