Mark R. Whittington (markwhittington) Joined: May 18, 2005 06:02:07 pm Gender: Male Location: Houston, USA Age: 49 Occupation: Writer Web Page for Mark R. Whittington
Mark R. Whittington is the author of Children of Apollo and the coauthor (with Chantal Whittington) of Nocturne, a novel of suspense. He has also published numerous articles on space exploration and other subjects.
Stonehenge has attracted vistors, including religious pilgrims and just the idle curious, for nearly the entire five thousand years of its existence. It is, with the Great Pyramids of Egypt, one of th ...
St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia during the time of the Tsars, was built from nothing by Tsar Peter the Great in the early 18th Century. It was to be his "window on the west" and has be ...
Megaliths, medieval dungeons and Calypso's Cave, al combine to make Malta a positively mythic place. The narrow cobblestone streets of its towns are crowded with Norman cathedrals and baroque palaces. ...
Helsinki seems more like a small-town rather than a national capital. There are no high-rise buildings and the market square is still surrounded by 19th-century architecture. Its green parks and water ...
Naples is one of the most ancient cities in the world, having been founded three thousand years ago by Greeks and Phonecians. The sometimes chaotic, always charming city is covered with attractions fr ...
Berlin, first built in the 13th Century, is the heart of Germany. Ravaged in war, divided during the Cold War, it is a city still rebuilding itself from seventy years of tyranny, first under Hitler, t ...
Stockholm is one of the most beautiful national capitals in the world. The Old Town is particularly spectacular, and walking around the city's waterways and parks is a great way to spend a week-long s ...
No matter what ones interests, Copenhagen has a whole lot of sightseeing and entertainment to offer. Historic or modern, gay or straight, sleek shops or cosy cafes - it's all nestled right in the hear ...
Normandy is one of the most beautiful regions of France. It is also heavy with the march of history, from the knights of William the Conqueror, to the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches one June m ...
Budapest, with it's magnificent architecture and fine cultural traditions, is welld deserving of its title of the Paris of Eastern Europe. Budapest is the heart, soul and memory of Hungary, with the D ...