Alex A
Traveller, writer and history buff. You can usually find me in coffee shop somewhere in Europe.
Articles by Alex A:
Leo Fender, inventor of Fender Guitars, never learned how to play the guitar.
There is a playable violin made of black stone, called the Blackbird
Chair No.14, or “the Bistro Chair”, is the first mass produced and the best-selling chair in the world
Prague Castle is the largest ancient castle in the world
The “Worst Poet” in the world dubbed himself as “The Queen’s Poet”
Visitors to the Lascaux caves in France do not see the genuine 17,000 year old art, but a replica created to help protect the originals
John Wayne’s real name was Marion Robert Morrison, but he got his lifelong nickname “The Duke” from a local fireman
The chair that grew: In 1903 a handy banker trained and shaped a tree to grow into the form of a chair
Rediscovering the grandeur of the forgotten ruins in Europe-Urban exploration by Kenneth Provost
Loie Fuller, the pioneer of modern dance, performed like a dancing angel
