This autumn, you can get familiar with outstanding Hungarian protected palinkas, like the Békési plum brandy or the Kecskeméti apricot brandy. You can discover them and find out which is better at the 2nd Palinka and Sausage Festival this...

Any sport that is based exclusively on hitting your opponent repeatedly in the fact with the intention of knocking him would not seem a likely way to unite people. And, yet, it is the sport of boxing that has very often brought diverse...

Something very interesting happened two weeks ago. It all started with Raila Odinga – a true man of the people and a true son of the soil (one who has proven beyond any shadow of doubt that he is ready to take the mantle of leadership come 2012...

I was surfing through net when one of my dear friend shared this article with me. I think this article does make a sense. So I am just sharing the true experience of some unknown author.Here it goes! It’s been 18 years since I joined Volvo,...

Washington Mutual Inc. is a feisty, tinier competitor to big, conservative JPMorgan Chase. But after WaMu collapsed on Thursday, JPMorgan Chase is the new owner of its banking assets. Here’s a look at the two companies, which combined will...

When Barta Gandharva sings, her voice carries a startling note of struggle that stands at odds with her stature and youthfulness. Her toes barely reach the ground when she sits at the edge of a chair, concentrating on tuning her...

September, Salzburg. Now that the tourists departed from their star-gazing vacation of the Festspiele, Salzburgian’s can now enjoy enclosed harmony the joys of ländler dances complete with hopping, stamping and if you are lucky-yodeling,...

With the end of the Summer Salzburg Festival, I think back to the founders of such an event. Two of the prime movers were Jews: the magnificent theater director Max Reinhardt and the poet and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The hope, originally...

When John McCain decided to cast Barack Obama as feckless upstart, an empty suit, he reached for the dirtiest word he could use: “celebrity.”

Bored of regular tours and travel packages offered by various travel agencies or tired of planning interesting trips on own and short of ideas. A theatrical tour to London is what you are looking for. Moreover, if you are a person who is interested...