Two years ago I made a Famous Romanians list. It’s time for another one. This time I’ll call them Illustrious Romanians. Dracula is arguably the most famous “Romanian.” However, because he’s a literary invention I’m not putting him on the list. Although Dracula is based on the historical figure Vlad Țepeș (1431-1476) ), I’m not […]
It all started with Ten Famous Serbs, when out of the blue I asked our guide for his top ten. Now wherever I go I ask a local for his or her top ten. In Luanda Carla helped me with Ten Famous Angolans. In Lisbon I had fun with the people at the Concierge Desk […]
We arrived in Luanda to have our passports confiscated and our luggage stolen. This misfortune affected our visit. As a result, my Top Ten Famous Angolans List is a post-script to the country rather than a preview. Famous Angolans in Politics Queen Nzinga Bandi Ngola Mbandi Nzinga Bandi Kia Ngola means ‘the Queen whose arrow […]
Ten Things to Know about New Zealand – NZ is in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and is part of Oceania, along with Australia, Indonesia, Guam and Fiji. It has a north island and a south island. This is the first time I’ve been to NZ, and it is at every moment beautiful and eye opening. 1. […]
Title image: kiwi birds pecking at slices of kiwi fruit Before I relate my adventures in New Zealand I’ll point out 10 famous New Zealanders you might know – or, at least, should know. In a country of 4.7 million people, these 10 stand out: Notable Women 1. Kate Sheppard (1847-1934) was the most prominent […]
My recent trip to Serbia inspired me to put together a list of famous Serbs. Some are infamous. You decide. (I’m using the spellings I saw in Serbia.) I. Famous Serbs in Sports, Science, and the Arts Novak Đoković – professional tennis player currently ranked #1 in men’s singles and modern national hero
There are many famous Romanians, and I chose Elie Wiesel for the title image. Here’s my list: Famous Romanians: Historical 1. News of the death of Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), the writer and human rights advocate, on July 2 reminded me that he was born in Romania. His holocaust story Night (1960), a shortened version of […]