Archive for June, 2008
« Previous EntriesThe Third largest city in Britain Manchester
Monday, June 30th, 2008Manchester or (Mancunium in Latin), is a very large industrial metropolitan city in the county of Greater Manchester on the river Irwell in the north-west of England. Founded around the Roman times the city was developed in the 17th century as a material and textile town where the cotton industry became the main area for [...]
California Set for Phone Driving Ban
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Over two dozen countries and several U.S states have already imposed cell phone bans on drivers, but a similar law about to go into effect in California, will not be easy to implement. California is famous for its freeways and automobile-loving population.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, transportation in California was dominated by [...]
York a Gem of a City
Friday, June 27th, 2008York is a historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England, and has the rivers Ouse and Foss going through the city. The city is rich in history, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is nearly 2,000 years old.
This is an picture of York taken from Google Earth of York.
The city was [...]
Snake Found in Australian Toilet
Saturday, June 21st, 2008My first virtual trip to Australia takes me to Darwin, the capital city of Australia’s Northern Territory. As the country’s most northern capital city, it serves as a gateway to Asia, particularly Indonesia and East Timor. What was once a small port town, named after Charles Darwin, it has grown into one of Australia’s most [...]
Spain is where the heart is
Saturday, June 21st, 2008The Kingdom of Spain is the second largest country in western Europe, after France the country occupies the larger part of the Iberian peninsula in the southwest part of Europe, which it shares with her neighbour Portugal. With the coastlines of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean sea. This also includes the Balearic Islands in [...]
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Mark Ramsay, globetrotting from an armchair in England.
Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.