The oldest North American Basque colony is located in the most unusual of places on this continent. To get there is almost as difficult for today’s modern traveller as it was for the Basque whalers and cod fishermen of the XVIth century.
Located fewer than twelve miles to the south of the Island of Newfoundland, in [...]

Posted on October 18th, 2009 by admin
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The White Bird (L’Oiseau Blanc or The White Dove) was a French biplane which disappeared in 1927, during an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York. The aircraft was flown by French aviation World War I heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli, who were attempting to win the USD [...]

Posted on June 1st, 2009 by admin
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