Cheapest five-star hotel destination: Warsaw, Poland
Looking for a five-star vacation on a one-star budget? Warsaw, Poland has emerged the most affordable, five-star destination so far this year. According to the latest edition of the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index, a one-night stay at a five-star hotel in ...
See you, Suomi!
[Disclaimer: None of the pictures I use on this post are mine] The combination of Anathema’s “Weather Systems” album and the sight of night pink-ish sky outside is making me weep. Listening to this album reminds me of my student days in a quiet Finnish town a couple of years ago, the friendships for ...
H ΠΟΛΩΝΙΑ ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΥΕΤΑΙ ΠΥΡΑΥΛΟΥΣ ΜΕΣΟΥ ΒΕΛΗΝΕΚΟΥΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΙΣ ΗΠΑ.
Poland buys medium-range missiles from U.S. The missiles are part of a $500 million defense package. By Ed Adamczyk | Sept. 22, 2014 An AGM-158 missile (CC/ wikimedia.org/ U.S. Air Force) Poland's current supply of missiles has a range of only 43 miles. The deal is part of a $500 million defense pac ...
Radwanska crashes, Sharapova through in Wuhan
Wuhan (China) (AFP) - World number six Agnieszka Radwanska was dumped out of the $2.4 million WTA Wuhan Open on Monday by a determined Caroline Garcia of France, while Maria Sharapova won her first match of the inaugural tournament. Fourth seed Russian Sharapova defeated compatriot Svetlana Kuznetso ...
Where is the Literature in Translation?
“Last year during International Translation Day, Alexandra Büchler from Literature Across Frontiers provided evidence that translation makes up only 2.5% of all publications in the UK, with a figure of 4.5% for literature. The United States, a nation which prides itself on its immigrant history, is ...
New Armored Vehicle In The Works For Australia
A Patria AMV In Solvenian Service MORS, via Wikimedia Commons Over the past century, Australia has quietly participated in more major wars than expected. From a disastrous assault on the Ottoman-held Gallipoli in World War I to fighting alongside British forces in World War II and Korea, as well as ...
BASE jumpers bringing home sweet memories of Sibu
SIBU: This town has made its mark on the world map after having successfully organised the annual BASE Jump 2014. An aerial view of Sibu sprawling beneath a jumper as he leaps off the tallest building of Sarawak, Wisma Sanyan. Forty-five jumpers from across the globe left for home yesterday, bringin ...
