The eastern Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus, which is south of Turkey and west of Syria, has a history that goes back to Ancient Greece, with waves of Greek settlers arriving there. No doubt, due to its proximate location to the Middle East, it went through periods of invasion by nearby Assyrians, Persians, Egyptians, Romans, […]
The country known as Wales has a national identity which goes back before medieval times – after the Romans took over the country by AD 78 and introduced Christianity afterwards. By the time the Romans withdrew from Britain in the 5th century AD, Wales was emerging as a Celtic British country. With periodic Viking raids […]
The United Kingdom (UK) as we know it today began in 1707, with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland. Wales also became a part of that union, and Northern Ireland became part of the UK after Ireland got its independence from British rule in 1922. England’s union with Scotland was remarkable, […]
Czech Republic, located in central Europe, is a young country that was formed after the withdrawal of Soviet forces from there (known up until the 1990s as Czechoslovakia). A look at the local landscape confirms that it actually has a long history. The land now known as Czech Republic was once part of the Holy […]
Tourists visiting Scotland will surely come across a country with a lot of history. At least some of it goes back to the days of the Roman Empire, which extended as far northwest at England and Wales –then known as “Britannia” (occupying for periods of time portions of present-day Scotland, confirmed by the presence of […]
The Scandinavian country of Norway has a rich history that goes back to the Vikings from 800 AD to 1066 AD. The Vikings’ quest for conquest of foreign lands resulted in establishing towns in Ireland and Normandy (France), battles with King Ramiro in northern Spain and the Moors in southern Spain, treks as far east […]
The country of Latvia, like its northern neighbor Estonia, was a victim of geography throughout time, due to its location facing the Baltic Sea. Back in the 13th century, German invaders converted the local population to Christianity and formed the crusader state of Livonia (together with parts of Estonia). A conflict called the Livonian War […]
The northwest European country of Ireland, which is just west of the island of Great Britain, traces its origins back to the prehistoric era (when Gaelic Ireland first existed – extending its time into the 17th century). British rule over the entire island of Ireland occurred in the early 1600s (with latter colonization of Northern […]
Saint Lucia is a volcanic island in the eastern Caribbean (covering an area of 617 square kilometers) which was initially discovered by French colonists, which named the island after Saint Lucy of Syracuse. The French made the first permanent European settlement there in 1643. However, the island changed hands constantly between French and British control […]
Providenciales – this island, known by many as “Provo”, has an area of just 38 miles, and happens to be the most developed island in Turks & Caicos. Most international flights arrive at the Providenciales International Airport (PLS). Its beautiful white sand beaches have received accolades from Conde’ Nast magazine and by the World Travel […]