We were all pessimistic about the World Cup being held in three countries: Canada, Mexico, and the USA. Especially in the USA, the policy for supporters of the participating countries was not very positive. Certain countries simply did not get...
The Holiday Fair with the theme 'Around the world in one day' was held from January 10 to 14, 2024, in the Jaarbeurshallen Utrecht. Did you miss much if you hadn't been to this fair? I don't think so, because...
On Sunday, December 18, 2022, at 4:00 PM, Argentina and France will play for first and second place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. France can make history by becoming world champions twice in a row. That has happened before...
Today I am writing my 275th blog post. I had wanted to write about a different theme, but a friend advised me to choose World Umbrella Day. This day is celebrated on February 10, 2022. Today, the weather is also cooperating to...
The Euro 2020 Football Championship, better known as UEFA EURO 2020, is the 16th edition of the quadrennial football tournament. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event was postponed in 2020 to June 11 to July 11, 2021. The tournament will be...
It is going to be a long hot summer, or rather a 'Long Hot Summer', with all kinds of sporting highlights and hopefully fewer sporting low points. There are winners and losers where top-level sport is practiced in a competitive context. In summary, the month of June brings the following...
Perhaps this is the most famous zebra crossing in the world. The four members of the Beatles have walked on it. The album 'Abbey Road' turned 50 years old in 2019. It was the last album by the Beatles. According to experts, it...
Many new stamps on a wide range of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Algeria has issued a stamp depicting the Beni Haroun-Mila Dam. This year the European Football Championship is...
I once received a postcard with a few stamps from Cyprus from a friend. What was striking was that the card showed the globe on the image side, a beautiful photo. In the bottom left corner, two stamps were affixed, a pair...
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