The Life or Death Guide to being a Student in the UK The UK is a beautiful country full of many charms, kind and polite people and a rich heritage and culture.  But life in the UK can throw-up many surprises for the overseas student!  So if you are considering studying in the UK this li...

The Gates of Hell “All hope abandon, ye who enter here.” Dante Alighieri. “The way down to hell is easy. The gates?stand open day and night. But to retrace one’s steps and escape to upper air ? that is toil, that is labor.” Virgil. On March 22, 2003, the Department of Defense an...

The city of Florence and its past The city of Florence, or Florentia according to its Italian name, was founded in the first century B.C. by the Romans. This way, it has passed through a really great amount of different periods and ?poques which have caused different influences on it, and meeting this town a...

The Apes of Gibraltar The Barbary Apes of Gibraltar ,Macaca Sylvanus, are actually tail-less monkeys and are an unusual and delightful attraction for anyone visiting Gibraltar or the Costa del Sol. No one is really sure how the only wild apes in Europe arrived on Gibraltar and legend has it that were they to...

Taxis carry condoms and hope in Zambia’s war on Aids Garish coloured lights advertise Livingstone’s bars and nightclubs, which cater to an assortment of tourists, truck drivers, army soldiers and scores of brightly painted bar girls. The most popular nightclub is under a big marquee and its catch...