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When The Brand New Heavies made landfall during the so-called Acid Jazz Revolution, the sounds they delivered were too funky and colorful to believe. They were a “Dream Come True”, for both their audiences and the group itself. This band made sure the world kept on spinning. In 1997, some 21 years ago, they reached their “Highest High”, with…

In the former Jewish Ghetto of Rome, countless kosher “milky” and “meaty” restaurants attract customers. Less than half of them are Jewish, the bigger half is…

In the late 1960-s, The Rolling Stones were successful. So were the Beatles, The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and countless other acts. Elvis Presley…

Bridges are not supposed to collapse just because of a fierce thunderstorm. Actually, they are not supposed to collapse at all. Yet part of the Morandi Bridge did. The bridge was built in the 1960-s and is 1.18 kilometers (0.73 miles) long. When part of it suddenly collapsed over a length of 200 meters (656 feet), dozens of people were killed…

A year after the first recording, the greatest Change album of all time was released. The first track, "Paradise", sucked big-time, but "Hold Tight" was a great…

The vehicle Lamborghini came up with was originally planned for military purposes, at least during its development stage. A few years later, the military…

Six years ago today, on July 18th, 2012, the summer season at Bulgaria's Black Sea coast was approaching its peak. At Burgas Airport, located some 380 kilometers east of the capital Sofia, many planes touched down. All of them carried tourists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and other countries. The countless tourists expected to find…

Lithuania is one of those three smaller northeastern European countries people who have not been there tend to mix up. Estonia is the northernmost of those…

There are expatriates all over the place in Eastern Europe, including in Romania. Usually they come from other European countries, but there are exotics too.…

Recently, I was looking for a good car story. I left a place where I did an interview about minorities and discrimination for a different publication, close to the center of Sofia, the Bulgarian capital. And what did I see? This beautiful BMW 2000, which looks almost like new, even though it is several decades old. Somebody put a lot of effort and…