The Irish are well known for their love of a good story here are some of our favourite characters from Irish folklore...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" we will be exploring words of unknown origin in this episode. Charly opens by saying if he was a Mathematical...

Vampires have been recorded in folk tradition as long ago as the eras of the Mesopotamians, Hebrews, Ancient Greeks and Romans who all...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" We continue our look at the words for colours as we return to our investigation of Black: Black: blac in Old...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" Crimson: Red was covered in the PIE again episode but we can take a look at Crimson to start here. Carmesí in...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" Or should we say "Konichiwa" as today we are looking at Japanese. Charly doesn't know if you speak Japanese,...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" "Are you an idiot, by any chance? Are you naughty or are you nice? Or are you silly?" This episode starts in a...

The Coronavirus pandemic and the devastating impact the confinement measures have had on retail and hostelry is well established. Yet,...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this episode we take a look at the etymology of the names of places. Like so many of the topics explored in...

A survey published on Monday 25th January by the Global Drug Survey has provided a some intriguing headlines. The survey of over 110,000...

The City authorities in Zaragoza have announced restrictions on street performers in line with the current commercial limits. As of...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" This week Charly digs into the mysterious world of PIE (Proto Indo European) language. To understand a little...

Small businesses and the population of Aragón are trying to assess the impact of new measures announced by the Aragónese Government. Late...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" This week we focus on the etymology of two very English pasttimes, cricket and football Cricket Charly...

In Zaragoza, Spain, one man takes on the fight against physical and mental stagnation brought about by new confined lifestyles...with karate

The English FA Cup is the World's oldest knock out football competition, and in January the big boys come to the table. In an era where...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" This week we dive into words that we have come to us through games! Chess & Draughts An obvious starting point...

Information updated as of 29th December 2020 With the arrival of the end of 2020 (possibly the most welcome 31st December in living...