Silent Heroes, coming soon – Military Working Dogs of Afghanistan and the Marines who stood by them

My new book “Silent Heroes, When Love and Values Are Worth Fighting For”, a work of fiction two years in the making and inspired by the lives of the brave US Marines fighting in Afghanistan, of their faithful Military Working Dogs and the lives of the unbelievable Afghan people, will be released very soon.

26/04/201917/04/2023

Orthodox Easter Eggs, folktales, symbolism, traditions #Im4Ro

Orthodox Easter red and white painted eggs, symbolism

It was an erstwhile custom that a mother, no matter how elderly or ailing she felt, would take it upon herself to bring food to her lad bided elsewhere as soon as the snow thawed and the first white spring shoots pierced the ground.

23/04/201931/07/2022

Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, a Visit before April 2019 Fire

Unique photos of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral before the April 2019 fire. Over 12 millions tourists visit Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris every year. It may seem like a vast number, but compare it to the billions who haven’t even heard of this breathtaking, this époustouflante church nestled on a tiny island in the City of Lights and you can consider yourself lucky to be one of those few millions.

02/04/201917/10/2021

A Harley-Davidson, Brave Della Crewe and Trouble the Dog

One of my favorite adventures is that involving a A Harley-Davidson, Brave Della Crewe and Trouble the Dog! In 1914, three years before New York state constitution granted women suffrage and only eleven years after the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Factory first opened its gates in a small shed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Della Crewe, a 29 young woman with a flair for adventure, took a trip around the world (or around the United States) on a Harley-Davidson bike with a sidecar. With her travelled her beloved dog, Trouble, a Boston bull pup.

18/03/201917/10/2021

27 German idioms to display the German’s love for fairy tales and sausages

What is the connection between German idioms, story tales and sausages? Weather it is Michael Ende’s “The Never Ending Story” (“Die Unendliche Geschichte”), Erich Kästner’s “Emil and the Detectives” (“Emil Und Die Detektive”) or Grimm’s “Hansel and Gretel”, German storytelling reveals a rich culture and a millennial tradition.