Kalavantin Durg, otherwise known as Prabalgad Fort is located between Matheran and Panvel in the Indian state of Maharashtra at an elevation of 2,300 feet. Probably due to its dramatic size and menacing shadow, the local Adivasi...
Read More →
I wrote a post the other day with some random graphs and infographics, three of which were about the nationalities of World War II casualties. Aside from the huge numbers involved I was...
Read More →
I’ve always been a fan of the odd graph or two, I don’t see how you can’t like graphs to be honest? All of that beauty, art and knowledge wrapped into a bite...
Read More →
Dobri Dobrev lives on the outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria. He’s the kind of man that most people might cross the road to avoid. Wearing home made clothes and avoiding the razor he looks...
Read More →
Pachinko is basically a mix between a pinball machine and slots, where the player uses shiny metal balls to land on bonus spots and win more balls. It first saw light as a...
Read More →
Doom paintings, or just simply “dooms” are works of art depicting the Last Judgement. The main function of these impending doom paintings was to put the fear of god into folk who frequented churches. Fear is a...
Read More →
Cappadocia, now part of modern day Turkey, was initially a country within Persia. Now Cit’s a general term for an amazing looking region of rock bewilderment. The area of Cappadocia lies in the centre of...
Read More →
Belarus is commonly known as the last dictatorship in Europe. Belarus’ iron fisted leader Alexander Lukashenko is by all accounts quite a horrible chap. The EU pretty much ignores him and even Putin is reported...
Read More →
This is the first post I’ve done that is aimed squarely at philatelists. But I hope non-philatelists will be able to enjoy this bizarre selection of North Korean stamps too. I’ve never been...
Read More →
The onion is so common a sight in the kitchens and gardens of the world that it scarcely seems worth a mention. But like so many of the things we take for granted...
Read More →
