At this moment we’re sitting in the airport awaiting our direct flight from Izmir to Cork. This wasn’t planned but as we wandered around some of the Greek islands we realised we were very close to Turkey, closer than the twelve-hour ferry ride back to Athens and a direct flight […]
As winter arrives and energy bills climb, your home’s heat is literally escaping. But keeping your house warm this season doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult. This article breaks down the easiest, most cost-effective insulation upgrades you can make—starting with a look at the materials themselves. Understanding insulation materials […]
Carl Linnaeus, the great 18th century Swedish biologist, gave scientific names, based on his binomial system, to over 4,000 species of animals (and even more plants). He called the donkey Equus asinus, which is literally just ‘horse donkey’ in Latin. But in English, ‘asinine’, meaning donkey-like, has become a synonym […]
