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Hilarious alerts to threats in Europe

John Cleese

Front page edit please send beer ALERTS TO THREATS IN 2015 EUROPE

From JOHN CLEESE

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross.” The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorised from “Tiresome” to “A Bloody Nuisance.” The last time the British issued a “Bloody Nuisance” warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada. READ MORE

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A climber on the eastern face of Mont Blanc, best photography

best photography - a climber on the eastern face of Mont Blanc
A climber on the eastern face of Mont Blanc – source Ben Tibbetts (click on photo to enlarge)

 

Ben Tibbetts is an adventure photographer and aspirant British Mountain Guide based in Chamonix, France. He currently offers Alpine and British guiding, logistics and guiding in Greenland and adventure photography services worldwide.

If you want to take your adventures further, get in touch with Ben here!

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The Orthodox Christmas Eve in Serbia

The Orthodox Christmas Eve in Serbia, Verbalists

Serbians attend a ceremonial burning of oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas Eve, in front of a church in Smederevo, 60 kilometres east of Belgrade. The branches are also carried into the homes and burned. The Orthodox Christmas Day is celebrated today, 7 January (according to the Julian calendar).

Photo: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

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Famous quotes, Benjamin Franklin on democracy and liberty

Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you

“Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.” – Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (17 January 1706 – 17 April 1790) was an American inventor, journalist, printer, diplomat, and statesman.

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Have you seen anything as crazy as Wi-Fi Dogs :)

Funny ads

We were told that some students had to do absurd things to find Wi-Fi on their family language travel. But you have never seen anything as crazy as “Wi-Fi Dogs”. Watch how José and his probably-too-good-to-be-true dogs lead language travel tourists on improbable journeys in search of the Internet connection. Well, the schools and colleges that the Verbalists language network represent all have free Wi-Fi, so no worries 🙂

Today, we bring you an excellent Deutsche Telekom ad (on the already described subject), enjoy it! READ MORE

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The Christmas markets you will love, Merry Christmas!

Famous Christmas markets

The oldest Christmas markets, also known as Holiday Markets, Christkindlmarkts (the spelling of this varies from city to city) or Weihnachtsmarkts, are based on a tradition that dates back to the late Middle Ages in German-speaking parts of Europe — a time when decorations and ornaments only came in handmade form from talented artists. Traditionally, these markets were held across Germany, Austria, Northern Italy, South Tyrol, and Alsace, but today these spirited celebrations can be found all over the world. Let’s visit some of them 🙂 READ MORE

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An amazing photo of the snow tunnel in Russia

In this incredible photograph by Michael Zelensky, we see the entrance to an amazing snow tunnel that’s almost a kilometer long. Michael says the tunnel is located under snow fields in the deep ravines at the end of the summer thaw (translated from Russian, may not be exact). Apparently it is fairly close to the nearby Mutnovsky Volcano in southern Kamchatka, Russia.

An illuminated snow tunnel in Russia
An illuminated snow tunnel in Russia by Michael Zelensky

 

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