// Convict William Buckley (thought to be the origin of the phrase “Buckley’s chance”) escaped from the Sullivan Bay penal colony near Portsea in 1803. He was given Buckley’s chance of surviving, but did so by living for 32 years with the Wathawurungs Aboriginal community that ...
UFOs - In Michigan UFOs have been visiting Michigan for years. But things really got crazy in March 1966 when people near Ann Arbor reported seeing flying objects they couldn't identify. Among them were Washtenaw County officers, law enforcement over the state line in Ohio and members of the ...
Astir beach at Vouliagmeni is one of the nicest beaches near the city and it is one of the few beaches in the world that has the ruins of a temple, to Apollo, the Sun God, of course. You have to pay to get into the beach but once you get in there are umbrellas, cabanas to ...
Locals and visitors alike enjoy ice skating at Westchester Lagoon, near downtown Anchorage. When the ice gets thick enough, the city mops an ice skating route that winds around the lagoon's islands. This festive winter activity, often complete with burn barrels and hot chocolate to keep warm,...