Archive for July, 2008
« Previous EntriesThe scenic Island of Menorca
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Menorca or Minorca is the second largest Island in the Balearic Islands, situated north-east of Majorca and the furthest Island eastwards from mainland Spain. The Menorca has a population of 88,434 (as of 2006). The island is known for its large collection of megalithic stone monuments: navetes, taules, and talaiots, which speak of a very [...]
The beautiful Balearic Island of Majorca
Monday, July 28th, 2008Majorca is the largest of the three Balearic islands in the western mediterranean, off the central-Western coast of mainland Spain, and in between Ibiza and Menorca. The area of the island is about 3,640 sq km or 1,406 sq miles. The population of the island in 2006 was 790,763. The capital city is Palma situated [...]
The Ibiza Island, the night club capital
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Ibiza, also known as Eivissa is the third largest of the Spanish Balearic Islands in the mediterranean sea, just off the east coast of mainland Spain,and surrounded by her neighbours Formentera and Majorca. The island is a very popular place for British tourists and with beautiful sandy beaches, shops, hotels, fun parks, pubs and clubs, [...]
The Sinking Islands of Kiribati
Sunday, July 27th, 2008As an ESL teacher for ten years, I’ve gone through a lot of textbooks. Perhaps one of the most memorable articles I covered in an advanced level textbook was about the sinking islands of Kiribati. Kiribati is a series of 32 atolls and one island in the tropical center of the Pacific Ocean. This picture [...]
The sleeping giant Russia
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Russia is a country which blends into two continents Asia on the north side and Europe on the east side, it’s borders touch many countries in the north Finland and Norway, in the west you have Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine, Poland in the north-west and Azebaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Korea and China in [...]
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Mark Ramsay, globetrotting from an armchair in England.
Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.