• Why sell stamps on Pitcairn?
  Only 50 or so people live on remote Pitcairn Island, in the Pacific ...

• Where in the world are there floating markets?
  In Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia, traders often sell ...

• What are the five “K’s”?
  Sikh men honor five religious traditions. Kesh is uncut hair, worn in ...

• Which city is holy to three faiths?
  Jerusalem is a holy place for Jews, Muslims and Christians. Sacred ...

• Where do young boys become monks?
  In Myanmar a four year-old boy learns about the life of Buddha at a ...

• What is Diwali?
  This is the time in the autumn when Hindus celebrate their new year ...

• Why is Mount Athos important?
  This rocky headland in northerm Greece is holy to Christians of the ...

• Which country has the most Muslims?
  Indonesia is the largest Islamic country in the world, although some ...

• Who wrote a poem to his haggis?
  Robert Bums, Scotland's greatest poet, who lived in the 1700s. The ...

• What is the Tao?
  It is said "dow" and it means "the way". It is the name given to the ...