A Christmas in the Middle East

In this article I am going to share with you something that has no relation to technology or design. This winter I had the opportunity to spend my holidays in the Middle east. I saw and felt traditions and culture much different from the ones we have in Europe.

I spent my holidays in one of the fastest developing countries in the world over the last few years- Qatar. The country is located in west Asia occupying the small Qatar Peninsula. The neighbor countries of Qatar are Bahrain, Iran, United Arab Emirates.

I spent  2 weeks there. 2 weeks for which I managed or at least  I tried to taste as much as I could from the Arabic world and culture. To be honest I didn’t know a lot about that country before I went there. I knew it is something like Dubai but a lot smaller. Well I was almost right about that. The city centre was like Hollywood for me. The giant buildings in American style, with all those fancy and shiny lights, and animations all over them managed to amaze me from the first day. Continue reading

Photo & Film Competition!

Anyone want an ipad!?

Well that’s not the only reason to check out this competition. It is definitely of interest, as the theme “…Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations in Cyprus…” is something that is close to all of our hearts. After all it’s your grandparents or even great grandparents, its family…

http://competition2012.digime.org.cy/en/