Donald Duck: A Swedish Christmas Tradition

Every Christmas Eve, at 3 o´clock, over three million Swedes gather in front of their TVs to enjoy an hour of Disney cartoons. In fact, it has been the most viewed programme in Sweden for the last three years, and since 1994 it has been the most viewed programme of the year nine times, having never dipped …

Lithuania: A Small Country With a Big Basketball Tradition

In Lithuania, basketball is king. And queen. And prime minister, president, emperor and everything else. The small Baltic country with less than three million inhabitants has in its short time as an independent state won the European Championship (Eurobasket) three times, won bronze in three Olympics, and once in the World Cup. While this is …

Backpacking in Iraq

Ever wanted to go somewhere exotic? Ever wanted to go somewhere exciting and different? Why not try Iraq? The Circular spoke to Ollie Jenks who travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan for the trip of a lifetime, to experience the war-torn country. Q: First things first Ollie, the obvious question most people would ask is, why Iraq? …