It’s reached the time of year that I’ve gone a bit doolally and I mean more doolally than I generally am from the 1st of January until around the 31st December each year. I’ve not had a day off for years and been out on tour every day for months. I also feel that I’ve… Continue reading Looking for a neolithic burial mound in my local (Cassiobury) Park
Category: geography
The Himba Baby Song
I was thinking today of the famous quote by David M. Eagleman that each person suffers three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.… Continue reading The Himba Baby Song
Samphire Hoe – The newest part of England
There are almost countless things to see in the county of Kent from Chartwell House in the north, Leeds Castle, Canterbury Cathedral and all manner of Roman sites. Of course what is perhaps more famous than them all are the impressive White Cliffs of Dover which on a sunny day are like nowhere else on… Continue reading Samphire Hoe – The newest part of England
London – The first National Park City in the World
One way or the other, London is famous for many things. Whether it be History, finance, empire, culture or just the weather. One of the things that might not spring to mind when you think of London, however, is just how green it is even though by area, it has by far more green and… Continue reading London – The first National Park City in the World
2,000 years on Bath Abbey is set to use the famous hot water that the Romans did!
Long before the Romans, it was the ancient Celts who lived across the British Isles who first noticed the hot waters spewing forth from deep beneath the the surface of the Earth, In fact, they used to pray there. When the Romans arrived, they built a complex of baths and steam rooms to harness the… Continue reading 2,000 years on Bath Abbey is set to use the famous hot water that the Romans did!
Egypt and the building of a new Capital City
Though Egyptians have lived in and around the Cairo area since time began, the modern city itself is ually traced to the year 968 AD and the newly arrived Fatimid dynasty. For centuries the city prospered and grew to become the largest city in Africa and one of the largest in the world. Later French… Continue reading Egypt and the building of a new Capital City
My final Map Medlee!
This is the final posting in my recent collection of motley maps, at least for now. France is a pretty big country by any going, the only European nation that wouldn’t necessarily be dwarfed by countries on other countinents. However, incredibly it is the almost the exact same size as Olympus Mons… Continue reading My final Map Medlee!
A Multitude of Maps
I had so many maps from my previous post Messing Around With Maps that I couldn’t fit them all in one post. So here are another batch. This interesting map shows the relative population density of the UK and the USA in an interesting way. Each coloured zone of the USA has the… Continue reading A Multitude of Maps
Messing Around With Maps
I’m a big fan of maps. I like how they convey details and information but also I just like maps themselves. Over the last 5 years or so I have posted qutie a few popular posts on maps and so I thought it was high-time I did a few more. I hope you like them.… Continue reading Messing Around With Maps
Fantastic Map of The Roman Empire
Whilst doing a little bit of web browsing when writing my recent series of Roman articles, I came across this wonderful map below of the Roman Empire when it was at its maximum extent. I don’t write simple posts like this but thought it is a worthy exception especially as my old posts on Maps… Continue reading Fantastic Map of The Roman Empire
Stephen Liddell 