PLAYING JAZZ TO THEIR COWS
Farmers in the U.K. are playing jazz to their cows. And, no, I am not making that up! A new soundtrack has started to …
ROBERT BURNS FAMILY FLUTE
Robert Burns family flute is a story I have not heard before, and I have been involved in staging Robert Burns Suppers for many years …
PLATYPUS DIPLOMACY
Before koalas became Australia’s animal ambassadors, the country tried platypus diplomacy. In 1943, a camouflaged ship set off from Australia to England carrying top secret …
PORTUGUESE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY
The only remaining Portuguese narrow gauge railway line plays host to heritage trains, offering a chance to travel through the stunning Vouga Valley in a …
ROMAN CIRCUS
Many of us remember the excitement generated by the spectacle of the Roman chariot race depicted in the film Ben Hur. Some of us have …
BEWARE OF DUNG CARTS
Beware of dung carts! One day in August 1565, James Johnson got drunk. By early evening he was so intoxicated that he fell asleep in …
MALTA
Inspired by a trailblazing transgender model, Malta has become one of the most accepting countries in the world in the past 20 years for transgender …
AMERICA AND EUROPE
I thought this was an interesting article that investigates the different approaches to life in America and Europe. Many of us often discuss/debate these differences, …
PANJANDRUM
A Panjandrum was a giant firework built to break Hitler’s Atlantic Wall in the first assault on Normandy’s beaches in World War II, or was …
FUN INTERLUDE
I thought these two, true, stories would provide a fun interlude in my normal run of blogs. They make me smile and they take us …