Paphos: Fall in love with the birthplace of Aphrodite in Cyprus

The birthplace of Greek goddess of love Aphrodite gifts visitors ancient sites, vineyards and clear-blue sea under 300 days of sunshine a year, together with familiar comforts such as English spoken by all, driving on the left and even an M&S. Nestling on Cyprus’ south-west coast, it’s where the Troodos mountains meet the sea and […]

Trump is about to travel to the birthplace of Islam on his first foreign trip as president

Associated Press/Susan Walsh After campaigning to ban Muslims from entering the United States, President Donald Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, for his first foreign visit. The trip will be a highly choreographed effort to project leadership in fighting the Islamic State, confronting Iran, and working for peace in the Middle […]

GM returns to its birthplace with renovated Flint factory from 1886

General Motors returned to its roots Monday unveiling a renovated factory in Flint, Mich., that’s considered to be the automaker’s birthplace. Called the Durant-Dort Factory One, the site is where GM co-founder William Durant began his cart company in 1886. The building, which had fallen into decay, is re-purposed as an events space with room […]

Britons live 100 miles from birthplace on average, says family history site

The average distance is equivalent to being born in London and moving to Nottingham and lays bare the true scale of the UK’s transient population. The shift in numbers moving around the UK is a significant increase to the previous generation who lived just five miles away from their place of birth. It represents a […]