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Sep 26, 20233 min read

Cockfighting in China has a history of more than 2,800 years. According to historical texts, as early as ancient China's Spring and...

Sep 20, 20233 min read

Just as the weather on this ancient terrain is prone to change, so has this mountain's story had a few twists and turns along the way. So...

Sep 19, 20233 min read

The Barbican estate is a complex which has 2,000 Flats and is in Central London, the estate was built in the 1960s.

Sep 17, 20232 min read

The Topkapi Palace, known as "Topkapi Sarayi" in Turkish, is a palace complex located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is not far from the Aya...

Sep 14, 20233 min read

The origins of sailboats can be traced back to the early civilizations that emerged around 3000 BCE. These so cities, often situated...

Sep 9, 20234 min read

The story of Caernarfon Castle does not start in Caernarfon Castle. While originally built from 1283 onwards by Edward I (known as...

Sep 6, 20233 min read

The Hagia Sophia (meaning "holy wisdom") was built by Christians and now is a significant Mosque in Islam. Yet, even in the 2020s, this...

Sep 5, 20234 min read

Chickens are one of those things in history that are often seen as a constant through time. Often depictions of farms in any historical...

Aug 31, 20231 min read

This photo was taken at Croyde Beach. A place well known for good waves, attracting many surfers and bodyboarders (me being the latter)....