Have you ever looked at a beautifully decorated cake and asked yourself ‘How do they get the icing to look so smooth and elegant?’ The possibility is, it’s not just your regular…
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Created for eternity, the art of ancient Egypt emerged fully developed around 2900BC and remained essentially unchanged for three thousand years. It encompassed a wide range of genres including wall painting, sculpture,…
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The Roman era is broken into two main time periods, the first being the Republican era from 753BC to 27BC; the second period the well-known Roman Empire from 27BC to AD 476.…
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There is no denying the immense influence the Ancient Greeks have had on civilisation. In regards to art, there is no doubting the profound impact the Greeks have had on architecture, sculpture,…
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When one thinks of France, one thinks of art. A trip to France would not be complete without a visit to the Musee du Louvre in Paris or to another found throughout…
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After a difficult overnight journey across the Baltic Sea, my traveling companion and I finally arrived in Lithuania. The ferry we took got us to our destination in one piece, but it…
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Once called the “Paris of the North,” Latvia’s capital, Riga, is a vibrant city once again. Now known as “The Baltic Hub,” it is easy to see why. Before Soviet occupation in…
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For most of us, a salt and pepper shaker is nothing more than something that sits on our dinner table to use to season our food. But for Linda Thomson, mother of…
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For most of us, a perfume bottle is something practical or something we mightlook at and say, ‘isn’t that beautiful?’. But for Sandra Black, collecting perfume bottles is a sweet scented passion.…
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The Baltics are just waiting for a tourist avalanche. Estonia, one of the three countries that make up this small and flat region, (the others being Latvia and Lithuania), is now not…