Author Archives: Justin
The Kirkburn Sword
“Probably the finest Iron Age sword in Europe” according to the British Museum. Iron Age, 300-200 BC From a burial at Kirkburn, East Yorkshire, England At this time in the Iron Age (300-200 BC) few people were buried in graves when they died. However, East Yorkshire was an exception and this sword was found in … Continue reading
Visiting The Sovereign Military Order Of Malta
As some of you know, I go to Rome fairly often. When in Rome, I have frequently passed the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The first time I walked by, I had no idea what it was. However, after a little research, I discovered that the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a Roman Catholic … Continue reading
Toy Of The Year?
My Italian and I were recently in Nuremberg (more on that later) where I noticed this action figure in a toy store. I have a hard time imagining this not qualifying for “Toy Of The Year” status… Please note that the Tony Montana action figure also includes audio: Continue reading
Photo Of The Day: Supreme Confidence
My Italian pointed this guy out to me when we were visiting the Hackney Museum a couple days ago… It takes a lot of confidence to just hang out like that, but this guy clearly was up to the challenge. I’m sure he gets a lot of girls – such confidence is irresistible. Continue reading
The FLNC Tour – National Liberation Front of Corsica – Part 2
In the previous post, I explored how the FLNC came into being, explained a little about FLNC history and visited a number of sites of recent FLNC activity (If you want to see Part 1 again, click here). In this post, I’ll also touch on the FLNC, but will focus more on Corsica and Corsican … Continue reading
The FLNC Tour – Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica
The picturesque Mediterranean island of Corsica is half the size of Wales and is home to a population of 260,000. It is also home to a violent separatist group waging a war for independence. The group calls itself the FLNC which is an acronym for the National Liberation Front of Corsica. In Corsican that reads … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 