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Think Oxford is just dreaming spires and tradition? Think again! (VIDEO)

20-May-2016 · by Verbalist

Oxford was among the 9 finalists in the The European Commission competition, launched to find the next European Capital of Innovation for 2016. The “city of spires” was shortlisted for its vision to openly share the wealth of knowledge within its world-class innovation ecosystem. READ MORE

Andrea Bocelli left the Foxes fans teary with a rendition of football favourite Nessun Dorma

17-May-2016 · by PRODIREKT

Andrea Bocelli sang Nessun Dorma to Claudio Ranieri and the Leicester fans before their game with Everton.

Rare Shakespeare First Folio, one of the most sought-after books in the world that was recently discovered, authenticated as genuine

02-May-2016 · by Verbalist

A copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio, one of the most sought-after books in the world, was last month discovered in a stately home on a Scottish island. On April 7, Emma Smith, professor of Shakespeare Studies at Oxford University, travelled to Mount Stuart on the Isle of Butea and authenticated the First Folio as genuine. The discovery comes on the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death.

Excellent social media vintage ads for “Everything Ages Fast”

22-April-2016 · by Verbalist

Sao Paulo ad agency Moma Propaganda created a series of posters featuring social networking technologies as part of the “Everything Ages Fast” ad campaign for Maximidia Seminars. The campaign features a very good combination of contemporary and vintage.

300 Spartans storming London underground – one of the best flash mobs

14-March-2016 · by Verbalist

One of the best flash mobs happened last year about this time when the army of Spartans were spotted on the Tube around London. Clad in just leather pants and capes, they brandished their spears for the entertainment of their fellow commuters. READ MORE

Best ads – Emma shows us that technology cannot replace everything!

09-March-2016 · by Verbalist

A very well done French commercial! Proof that some things in life technology simply cannot replace. Paper will never die, thanks to Emma 🙂

Le papier ne sera jamais mort – Emma!

Best Inspirational Travel Quotes

07-March-2016 · by Verbalist

We have compiled the ultimate list of inspirational travel quotes for all of you who are thinking of traveling or need some encouragement 🙂

“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for” – John A. Shedd
“The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” – Rudyard Kipling
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou
“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley