Take a journey around the world and discover some countries’ unique festivities Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay For many people, Christmas is the most magical time of the year. While modern Christmas traditions seem extremely commercial,...
Create a decorative door hanging for the holiday season with this simple guide Before you begin… Make sure you have permission to take clippings of trees and berries, or better yet try to use...
How the English novelist’s best-selling stories were shaped by his own experiences (Image credit: Herbert Watkins/ Wikimedia Commons) It has been 150 years since Charles Dickens died, 184 years since his first work was released to...
Fancy a haunted holiday? Whether you believe in ghosts or not, why not plan a visit to one of these creepy destinations? Castle of Good Hope, South Africa Thanks to the horrific executions that...
Setting sail into the unknown on handmade canoes, this is how skilful navigators earned their homeland thousands of years ago (Image source: Pixabay/WikiImages) When early Europeans eventually explored the islands of the Pacific Ocean, they discovered...
How a cook’s recipe of ignorance and ice cream resulted in the infamous outbreak of a deadly disease Mary Mallon (left) ended up being forced to quarantine (Image source: Wikimedia Commons) Mary Mallon was an...
Nestled atop a hill, this kingly home is a real-life fairytale castle in the clouds Image credit: Getty Images An hour outside of Lisbon lies Sintra National Park. Tucked unobtrusively between its slopes stand...
Myths and conspiracy theories aside, what is really happening at this mysterious air base? Image source: Pixabay Isolated in the Nevada Desert, a dusty path leads to the heavily guarded Area 51 – an...
Why was the 16th president honoured with a memorial that looks like a Greek temple? Image source: Pixabay Strength, wisdom, fortitude – for many, United States president Abraham Lincoln embodied all those qualities, so...
Discover how this blanket protection is supposed to help prevent international incidents Image source: Pixabay The rule of law means that no one is above the law – unless you’re a diplomat. As servants...
