Boston is the oldest and greatest city in America. Okay, the first part is fact, the second is opinion. But hear us out: Boston has got historic value as the birthplace of the American Revolution, great championship-winning sports teams and more colleges and universities than anywhere else on the planet (oh hi, Harvard). It's also [...]
Οι γραφικές κατοικίες, που σχεδίσε ο Ιάπωνας αρχιτέκτονας Ισέι Σούμα, παρέχουν στέγη σε ηλικιωμένους της ορεινής περιοχής της Σιζουόκα. Το πρώτο κτίσμα προορίζονταν για δυο γυναίκες ηλικίας 60 ετών, μια κοινωνική λειτουργό και μια μαγείρισσα, οι οποίες ήθελαν να προσφέρουν βοήθεια και υποστήριξη στους κατοίκους της κοινότητάς τους. Επιπλέον λειτρουργούσε ως χώρος εργασίας, με τις [...]
When you ask someone how their trip to Mexico went, no one ever says, “Eh, it was OK.” No. It was either a glorious weekend on a beautiful beach with free-flowing tequila. Or it was a terrifying experience involving Federales and free-flowing tequila. Rarely, if ever, are there any in-betweens. That’s because Mexico is a [...]
What: A village of pop-up cocktail bars, experiences and food vendors - see all the pop-ups below! Where: Old Spitalfields Market, London, E1 6EW When: October 3rd till 9th - Mon 5pm-9.30pm, Tues-Sat Midday-9.30pm, Sun Midday-7pm From October 3 -9 Old Spitalfields Market, usually home to antique dealers and speciality stalls, will become a huge [...]
Back again for its seventh year, London Cocktail Week brings the best of the city’s drink scene to the forefront of your world for a full seven days. More than 200 bars are involved, offering drink specials, throwing crazy parties, and developing immersive experiences. And unlike some of the massive mud pits you may have [...]
If the analogy between salary and rent in Athens seems uneven to you, get an idea of what happens in other places of the world. The World Economic Forum published a video with the average monthly rent in cities such as New York, Mexico and Abu Dhabi. If, for example, the rent in Mexico seems [...]
By Jim Ferri Whether it’s the pop culture you encounter on the streets of Tokyo or the ancient one you experience in Kyoto, you quickly realize Japan is a country of astonishing disparities. So much, in fact, that you can find it both weird and wonderful at the same time. From Japan’s neon-painted cities to [...]
London Oktoberfest Thursday September 29 2016 - Sunday October 9 2016 Transport yourself to a Bavarian beer tent at one of London’s annual Oktoberfest celebrations. Waiting staff will be sporting dirndl and lederhosen and amber suds brewed by Bavaria Fester Brewery can be enjoyed at long sharing tables. Drinks can be accompanied by traditional grub including [...]
Copacabana Who goes... Eager tourists, local families, and leathery octogenarians (still proudly rocking their bitsy bikinis). Ipanema Who goes... Glamazons, playboys, and the privileged, surgically enhanced Cariocas of central Zona Sul. Leblon Who goes... Volleyball players, footballers, skaters, surfers, and anyone else who puts exercise above tanning. Barra da Tijuca Who goes... Kitesurfers, soccer stars, [...]
The island of Hera and Pythagoras Samos is an island ruled by legend and beauty. It is the island of the father of mathematics, Pythagoras, the astronomer Aristarchus and the philosopher Epicurus. It is the home of Hera and the land that hosted Herodotus and Aesop. An important center of trade in the Aegean and [...]
