March 15, 2018 by Paulo Coelho Sri Ramakrisna tells the story of a man who was about to cross a river, when master Bibhishana came over, wrote a name on a leaf, tied it to the man’s back, and said:– Don’t be afraid. Your faith will help you walk on the waters. But the minute you lose … Read more
Feb 23, 2018 Petra Bjelica Courtesy: The Vintage News Formally known as the House-Monument of the Bulgarian Communist Party, the Buzludzha monument is today famous for its resemblance to a ruined UFO, a place of pilgrimage for lovers of abandoned places. A unique and fascinating monument, it was primarily built as a site for the commemoration … Read more
Feb 23, 2018 Domagoj Valjak The Great Fire of London by an unknown painter, depicting the fire as it would have appeared on the evening of Tuesday, 4 September 1666 from a boat in the vicinity of Tower Wharf. Personal diaries are important to historians and sometimes the only genuine source of past events. The diary … Read more
Courtesy: Abandonspaces.com Shelby Steward – CC BY 2.0 Within the waters of Table Bay, on the Atlantic coast of South Africa, stands an island that has a long, dark history. The island itself is surrounded by powerful Atlantic waves and currents that have caused a great number of shipwrecks throughout history. During a 1990 marine archaeology … Read more
In 1941, Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland by himself and attempted to negotiate peace behind Hitler’s back Mar 12, 2018 Domagoj Valjak Courtesy: The Vintage News Rudolf Hess was an original member of Hitler’s notorious Nazi Party and one the most powerful officials of the regime in Germany. He started his career in the party as … Read more
Pule cheese, or just pule, is a cheese made from the milk of Balkan donkeys from Serbia. A distinctive dairy product of Serbian cuisine, pule is reportedly the “world’s most expensive cheese”, fetching 1,000 Euros per kilogram. In September 2013 the cheese was valued by a news source at $600 USD per pound. It is so expensive because of its rarity: there are only about 100 jennies in the landrace of Balkan donkeys that … Read more
Courtesy: The Guardian Doctors in Quebec say negotiated pay rises are ‘shocking’ given ‘draconian cuts’ to other parts of province’s healthcare system The Quebec government recently announced increases of 1.4% and around 1.8% for specialists and general practitioners respectively. Photograph: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images Nearly 800 doctors and medical residents in the Canadian … Read more
