The Radio: Another Great Valencian Invention
Think of the radio and you automatically think of Marconi, although as with so many other inventions, it is the victors who write history, or file the patent first. Julio…
PAY-PAY: the History of the Roll-up
The Americans may have been the first producers of tobacco, and may have invented the cowboy, one of whose essential talents was to be able to roll a cigarette with…
Valencia Wine S’il Vous Plaît/danke schön!
Once again Valencian wines have triumphed at prestigious international wine events. This time Valencian wines invaded Bordeaux, and came back with a fistful of medals. The French wine festival, Challenge…
Tabarca: Hollywood’s Island
‘Fishbone’ is the name of a film whose shooting started on Tabarca island in September 2017, and which should hit the silver screen in 2018. The film is being made…
Valencian Plastic Surgeon in Ecuador
The prestigious Valencian plastic surgeon Doctor Dr. Juan Antonio Mirais is the special guest of the Leyton Clinic at the Hospital Alcívar in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where he will give two…
The lady who paints with light.
By Chris Dennison Ernst Haas, the famous 20th century Austrian photographer, once wrote, “There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what…
A Valencian at the Albert Hall
The Valencian composer Francisco Coll premiered his composition Mural at London’s Albert Hall in August 2017 with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. Coll studied at the Valencia and…
Hard Rock Café, Valencia
The Hard Rock finally hit Valencia, but fortunately this is not an example of American Gastro-Imperialism, as the owners have opted for high quality local produce to satisfy international appetites.…
Young Valencian Scientists and Hyperloop
Hyperloop UPV is a Spanish team of students from the Technical University of Valencia, who are designing the Hyperloop, a futuristic train concept that could travel at more than 1000…
Smart Homes for Stupid People
It’s a fortunate reality that as people seem to be getting more stupid, technology is starting to compensate by providing intelligent cars, phones and now houses. Nowadays you don’t have…
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