My Extreme Vacation in Porto, Portugal

A burning light came over, which prompted “Be careful, watch your way, but dare to dream big.”  A volcano in red… Icelandic volcano turned flights across Europe upside down. This article is not merely about the sights of interest in Porto, not even about the list of al Read More

Bangkok, Thailand: Facts, Travel, and Points of Interest

Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand as known by foreigners; however, Thailand natives refer to it as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon. This is the shortened version of the longer name. The more extended version has a remarkable 169 characters and is used as a tongue twister. The complete title is Krungthe Read More

How Best to Spend One's Time in Yosemite

One-Day Excursions No. 1. If I were so time-poor as to have only one day to spend in Yosemite I should start at daybreak, say at three o'clock in midsummer, with a pocketful of any sort of dry breakfast stuff, for Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, the head of Illilouette Fall, Nevada Fall, the t Read More

Chichen Itza: One of the New Seven Wonders of the World

Located deep in the northern end of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World; Chichén Itzá. Loosely translated, it means at the edge of Itza’s wall. Because of its close proximity to the seaside tourist destination of Cancun, only a Read More

The Exciting Lifestyle and Nightlife of Lisbon

Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, is one of those cities sculpted into and built on hills. Being a vibrant city in Western Europe with a traditional heritage, exciting lifestyle, good all-year-round climate and a lively nightlife, it offers more than any visitor could ask for. Lisbon's Read More

Authors And Rights

Seems like many people entering the field of photography still are not quite sure about what constitutes their Right Of Authorship. Since the Internet became the quickest and most important visual knowledge source, the Rights Of Authorship are much less observed, and very much neglected by too ma Read More

The Africa We Want

  An Africa where the youths will convert wastelands like mountains, hills and other highlands into wind mill farms. A place where students will build wind-harvesting plants from local ore and timber to produce energy for community use and exportation. An Africa where women are indispensa Read More

What It Will Take To End Early Child Marriage In Nigeria

It is an honour to be granted this rare opportunity by the World Bank to comment on this topic and I hope that this work will pass the desired message and create a lasting impact in ending early child marriage in Africa. A convenient departure point therefore may be to establish the reasons for t Read More

Twisted History and Political Cannibalism

So many customs typify our distant common tribal heritage pasts. Neither religion nor costume is of my practice, but, ritual, ceremony, and costuming are traditional means of understanding nature's sameness and diversities. Learning to walk in the shoes of Read More

Life at 21 Lane-Scene One

 Life at 21 Lane  by Austin Mitchell  a play in one act by  Austin Mitchell   This  play is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual eve Read More

Advantages and Disadvantages of Self Publishing

Many authors today are opting for self-publishing to avoid using a traditional book publisher. Days are gone when self-publishing was seen as a way of new and unsuccessful authors get into the mainstream. Nowadays, even the successful authors are choosing to self-publish their new titles. However, t Read More

Depression in Youths

“You’re just like your worthless father. You will never amount to anything and even with all the subjects that you have you will still come out to nothing. Your brother who hasn’t even graduated will have to take care of you.” Bella’s mom screamed at the young adult and Read More