Acropolis of Athens at night

I took this photo of Acropolis of Athens last July in my summer holiday. The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments

How to help eradicate poverty - holiday of a life time

Over the many years that I have resided in the third world, my thoughts have been related to how I can help eradicate the poverty that surrounds me. My answer to that problem is that by retiring here my meager...

A forum analysis demagueteinfo.com - how useful are such sites

I have been away analyzing a local forum, it’s been a long time since I have been placing articles and commenting on forums. The one I have been looking at is dumagueteinfo.com it actually quiet good but there is a problem and that is character assassination of local...

US mother convicted of sex with underage Australian boy

An American woman from the Virginia flew halfway around the world  to meet her teenage boy friend. She had  sex with a 15 year old boy and not been charged in an Australian court. Barbara Case, 33 met her teenage lover on internet.  She was arrested after the...

Sarah Palin: Internet Sensation

"The internet is buzzing with news about John McCain’s VP pick, Sarah Palin. Bloggers are struggling to figure out who the Alaskan governor really is. Twitter user Eamon 1916 claims that, “Sarah Palin...

The Labor Day Story Gets Lost In the Celebration

North America celebrated Labour Day  amidst concern about  jobs cuts and reducing employment figures. Although the Democratic Presidential candidate has categorically said that he will stop the outsourcing and increase job prospects. Labourers all over the...

Mushrooms cause mid-air emergency

In the time straight after an air disaster such as the Spanish air crash last week that killed 153 passengers flyers of a nervous dispostion feel more nervous and even seasoned flyers might have some underlying...

Coastguards go on strike in Northern Ireland

Coastguards in Northern Ireland have gone on strike for the bank holiday weekend, and beachgoers are being warned to take caution as there will not be anyone to rescue them if they get into trouble. The strike is being called over a pay dispute. "People have been warned to...

Acadian Day leads to calls for a national holiday

"Acadians are pushing to mark Aug. 15, which they celebrate as National Acadian Day, a countrywide holiday. Acadians should be able to celebrate the holiday the same way the rest of the country celebrates July 1, said Françoise Enguehard, president of the Société Nationale...

Shame of binge drink Britons abroad as number arrested on holiday soars 15%

A shocking Foreign Office report reveals a huge rise in the number of arrests of Britons overseas. There were 4.603 arrests of Britons at 15 holiday destinations last year. Many arrests are due to behaviour caused...

Italy, inflatable Beach church competes with nightclubs

The beach church for sun worshippers targeting young people on holidays. The mobile church with full service is open during night, with modern songs, being more attractive than drugdiscos. Also a place to meet...

'My name's Maddie. They took me from my holiday': McCanns' fury over the sigh...

This CCTV image was one of the earliest clues in the search for Madeleine McCann. Taken at a petrol station on the A22 motorway, which runs east to west across the Algarve, it shows a young blonde girl hand in...

More Caribbean Crime--Victim Advice: "Don't Go!"

"A British woman has described how she was raped at gunpoint after her husband was kicked senseless by an intruder at their villa in the Caribbean. The young, masked attacker slipped into their privately rented...

Sir Alan Sugar Tells Miliband: "YOU'RE FIRED!" in Newspaper Rant

Sir Alan Sugar in an astonishing rant in the SUN newspaper declares that Prime Minister Gordon Brown should "kick out" his silent enemies, a clear reference to pretender to the PM title, David Miliband.   "...

Obama: Rebate on Energy Costs, Paid for by, "Big Oil"

Obama Proposes Rebate on High Energy Costs paid for by additional  Oil company Tax By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com, Iron Mill Interactive Media The Democratic Presidential nominee, Barack...

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