Hermann’s tortoises are one of the most popular pet choices among tortoise enthusiasts, and with good reason. These tortoises are small as adults, which means building a suitable enclosure is not nearly as difficult as it is with some larger species. Further, Hermann’s tortoises tend to be friendly and sociable and, when they survive the ...
Before we discuss the topic of Port or Porto, we must first consider its source. Portugal is not just a country, a language or a people. It is a long history of life in and outside of the country itself. Portugal is an “old world” country and has been influenced by travelers and invaders alike ...
In 1997, I toured Spain with my Alumni group from D’Youville College in Buffalo, NY. Because I never studied Spanish in school, I was not familiar with either the language or the cultural background of the places we visited. Nevertheless, it was one of my favorite travel experiences. I had picked up James Michener’s book ...
It’s time to plan the honeymoon, the perfect destination to run away after the wedding trials and tribulations are finally over! Honeymoons are the romantic getaways where couples can finally enjoy some private and peaceful time together, far away from the wedding setting and are a great excuse to visit a new destination. Europe provides ...
Background: The German Industrial Metal band Rammstein was formed in 1994 in East Berlin, Germany, the former soviet controlled territory. The alternative rock band first entered the world’s stage when film and television director David Lynch (Twin Peaks) commissioned them to work with him. By this time, Rammstein’s unbounded, unhinged, and explosive live shows had ...
Europe and Russia have two very interesting landforms located in the northern regions of the world. Europe’s mountain range, such as, the Alps form the highest mountain ranges of Europe, with the highest peak being 13,000ft high. The Sierra Nevada located in southern Spain, the Pyrenees mountain range located between France and Spain, the Apennines, ...
For the newcomer to Southern Spain, one of the major difficulties is understanding the spoken Spanish. Even if you have good Castillan Spanish, you’ll hit a wall trying to understand the Spanish spoken in some of the Southern towns and villages. But it is possible to figure out what is being said if you have ...
Has your daughter or son run off with a charming foreigner? Is your best friend or uncle a high-flying international businessman? Now that the holidays are almost here, are you puzzling over what to get your favorite expat? Here are some gift ideas for the geographically challenged. First of all, there are two kinds of ...
While today, history books use the Spanish Civil War as a means of understanding how fascism overcame republican rule throughout Europe, until the final defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, at the time many creative artists like Ernest Hemingway, who, one would think, would enthusiastically embrace anyone fighting against dictatorship, were torn about their loyalties ...
To see where Christianity and Islam collided and fused, go to Cordoba, Spain, an ancient city in Andalucia, Spain’s southernmost province, situated some 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Seville. For here, in Cordoba, Romans, Goths, Jews, Moors and Christians triumphed and succumbed in succession, molding the city in their own image, to offer up ...
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