Cruising along the world’s longest river combines sun, culture, ancient moments and all on a comfortable floating hotel. If the Nile didn’t exist then Egypt wouldn’t, not at least with […]
Mariza – the bewitching diva of destiny
{mosimage} Many countries and cultures have their dark side expressed musically that mirrors people’s sorrow and suffering. USA has its blues and old country, Argentina and Finland their tango, minorities […]
Iron Maiden at the Stadium
{mosimage}Having sold out the Helsinki’s Olympic Stadium’s 44,000 tickets in minutes (Tampere’s 26,000 took longer), it goes without saying that this British band is popular in Finland. Their heavy rock/light […]
Lithuania overcomes historical hurdles
Being a small country boxed in by bigger more aggressive ones is the fate of the Baltic three. Especially problematic is being on a highway between two of the biggest […]
Athens seductive off-season anarchy
Since the idea of the Olympics going home for the modern games centenary in 1996 was mooted, the Greek government started spending to update its infrastructure. However, the plan flopped […]
The fishy tales of Saaremaa, Muhu and Abruka
A peculiar, near eccentric choice of holiday destination, are three of the islands off Estonia’s western coast for a week or so. What do they have that the rest of […]
Turkey’s glittering Aegean jewels
In the south east of the country that has one foot in Europe and the rest of its body in Asia, lies a peninsular that has history and memorable panoramas […]
Soviet ‘delights’ in Latvia
For under-25s, the Soviet Union is something older generations talk about and those that were a part of it don’t want to remember or prefer obliteration of its existence. This […]