If you look on most maps, you won’t find Samatya. That’s because the modern name is Mustafapasa, but even today, just about everyone in Istanbul refers to it by the Byzantine name of Samatya, meaning sandy place.
What am I doing here? Blogging Bologna
I’ll be going to Italy in April and then in June for an awesome travel blogger experience with Blogville Emilia Romagna
Italian Witch Hunting in Naples
Like Salem is to America, the city Naples is home to a rich and mysterious history of magic and witchcraft, or as it is called in Italian, stregheria.
An Indulgent Break in Beautiful Benidorm
Situated on the famous ‘White Coast’ of Spain, with miles of sandy Blue Flag beaches, Alicante is often the first choice for sun worshippers and Benidorm is by far one of its most popular resorts.
Portrait of a Port City: Southhampton, England
This is not Sodom or Satan, it’s Soton (though with the population being so large it is likely you can find Satanists and sodomy or even a combination of the two if you really want to look for them.
5 Amazing Destinations for Spanish Holidays
Excepting the Ibiza, Canary Islands, Spain, Melila and Sebta (the Moroccan enclaves in Africa) the following five are really the creme de la creme of Spanish Holiday destinations.
