Sometimes, sadly enough, soccer is a matter of life and death. At the moment, a match between the Egyptian teams Al-Masry and Al-Ahly turned into an inferno after riots. It’s not the first time that soccer matches are the cause of the loss of many people. Poor construction, poor safety management and even weather conditions [...]
Living high above sealevel allows you to oversee what’s going on. And that’s exactly what a capital city needs to do. It should have natural authority. The bigger, the better, the higher. Our next list is about elevated capitals.
Bananas. Don’t we just love this easy to peel, happy piece of fruit? Perhaps the most edible fruit from cradle to grave, as chances are fairly high that your first chewings were on a banana. The banana averages 125 grams and is stuffed with vitamines and minerals. Bananas don’t care about being transported. Picked green, [...]
Living pretty far up north in the northern hemisphere, one could only long for sipping a cocktail on a tropical beach, where the sun is shining in abundance, where the water is blue and clear, where it’s relaxed and definetely not overcrowded. We’ll keep on dreaming about those beautiful beaches. Check out our next [...]
Speeches. Some people don’t seem to have any problem standing in front of an audience and talking eloquently about the subject. Many people don’t have those skills though and listening to such presentations can and will be an annoying experience. Presidents of the United States have the constitutional duty to present the State of the [...]
Riding waves is not for the fainthearted. In the first place you’ve got to practice a lot, just to master the board and your technical skills. Then, you have to understand the waves, the swell, the break, the hazards (reefs, sharks, locals) and so on. Finally, be very patient and wait for the perfect wave. [...]
Enjoy life in suburban America! The next towns are – according to CNN’s Money – the best places to live. The residents have the highest income and the price of an average house is pretty high. And the chance that you’ll be sipping your smoothie next to a resident of fame is fairly high in [...]
Soccer is a very popular sport around the world. The soccer branche is worth billions. So it’s not surprising that teams are paying a lot to contract the best players. And some players are real ‘clubhoppers’, as they move from club to club. The total transfer value of the top 10 most expensive soccer players [...]
You can’t enjoy the great view from the mountains over the valleys. You can’t just stop for a beer or a cigarette. You can’t put your gear in reverse. But you can get to the other valley very quick. You just go through the mountain. Don’t think of all the mass that’s above you! Just [...]
On saturday 14 January 2012 the Costa Concordia ran aground and capsized near the Italian island of Giglio. Although the number of casualties is not clear yet, this disaster comes nowhere near the most famous naval disaster, exactly 100 years ago, when the Titanic struck an iceberg. Although a cruise can be very relaxing, you [...]
