Archive for May, 2008
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Friday, May 30th, 2008London is the capital city of England. History tells of the first ever city of London in 43AD, created by the Romans, and it was known then as Londinium. The city was around for about seventeen years until, Queen Boudica, conquered the city in 61AD. The city regrew again under Roman control [...]
Google Earth Disney Challenge!
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Following on from Emma’s guest post about Orlando, I thought I’d have some fun by taking a virtual trip to all the Disney resorts around the world.
Below are screenshots from each Disney resort in Google Earth. Can you match the numbers to the letters?
Disneyland Resort, California, U.S
Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, U.S
Tokyo Disney Resort, [...]
Orlando Florida, The Sunshine State and Disney World
Saturday, May 24th, 2008Orlando is in central Florida the county seat of orange county. It is situated in the far south east of America, not far from the Florida Keys. It is one of the most popular destinations for all ages and has a wide variety of tourist attractions which include Magic Kingdom, Universal studios, Sea World, Disney [...]
Cyprus Delights Plus Invasion by Turkey 1974
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Cyprus is a small Mediterranean island surrounded by three continents, Africa, Asia and Europe. Cyprus is two hours ahead of Greenwich Meantime. Cyprus has become one of the most popular holiday resort countries to visitors from around the world, with the towns in the south of Ayia Napa, Paphos, Limassol, Lanarka and the capital Nicosia. [...]
Phoenix Mars Lander Set for Touch Down
Friday, May 23rd, 2008May 25th, 2008, marks the arrival of the Phoenix Mars Lander on the icy northern plains of Vastitas Borealis. Phoenix has been flying through space at almost 13,000 mph since August 4th, 2007, and is on a mission to uncover the secrets that lie beneath Mars’ frozen surface. Of course, this probe’s destination requires us [...]
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Mark Ramsay, globetrotting from an armchair in England.
Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.