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Top Ten Underrated European Cities

Everybody knows cities like Paris, London, Rome, and Barcelona are among the best in Europe, but there are many other fabulous European cities that just don’t get their fair share of the limelight. Whether...

31 comments    travel europe edinburgh
Troops arrive at Suvla Bay in 1915.76

Family Ancestry (a ww1 tribute)

For some reason I started to think about William Banks last night why?, well maybe just to keep his memory alive and for that reason I would like to share his brief life with you,so if you have a few minutes...

2 comments    film banks family history
Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernez rekindle their chemistry in Cuaron's gem of dry wit and moral ambiguity78

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009

From the 17th to the 28th of June Edinburgh will come alive with the great and the good of the film world as it hosts its annual International Film Festival. Born in 1947 alongside the world-famous Edinburgh...

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Sleeper Train to Scotland

I recently travelled by train with my husband from our home on the south coast of England to Edinburgh. This is a very busy time for us, so we decided to travel on the sleeper train from London to Edinburgh....

15 comments    tips travel europe
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SCOTTISH MYTHS

The Fantastic Necropolis A Guardian Angel A Sign of the Times? Three stones huddled in a row EDINBURGH GRAVEYARDS Graveyards are a fascinating gateway into the extraordinarily rich lives of the men and...

0 comments    death biography murder
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, elected with about 40% of the popular vote.84

What makes Abraham Lincoln so popular?

Throughout history, societies elevate some of their political figure to a prominence above the other leaders of their group or nation. These figure become public icons to that group. Some of the popular icons...

20 comments    politics literature history
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A Very Royal Prince - The Life Of Prince Phillip, The Duke Of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh was born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark on 10 June 1921 at Villa Mon Repos on Corfu, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and...

0 comments    politics prince queen
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Categories of Folklore

Folklore is a term with tremendous numbers of sub-set categories. Types of oral tradition, kinds of folklore stories and narratives are just some of the considerations involved when discussing "folklore."...

2 comments    children religion india
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Varalakshmi Sarathkumar pictures

Varalakshmi Varalakshmi Sarathkumar will be soon seen in movies as Sarath announced recently that Varalakshmi is launched into the movies world with the debut in a Simbu movie. The beautiful and gorgeous...

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Mary Kings Close Haunted Edinburgh

Beneath the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Hides a three hundred years old secret, a place of legends and Ghost stories, of hauntings and it has recently been re-opened for the general public to explore, Mary Kings...

13 comments    travel history tourism
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