Archive for August, 2008
Next Entries »A north eastern country, Poland the great.
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Poland is a country on the north eastern side of Europe, between Germany and the Czech Republic to the west, Slovakia to the south and the Baltic states of Belarus, Lithuania and the Ukraine to the east. The Oder(Odra) and the Vistula(Wisla) rivers delta dominate the coast, and inland most of the country is low-lying [...]
Tokyo, Japan: The Electric City
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008I am writing this post for the Japan Blog Matsuri, a blogging carnival in which people write about Japan. This month’s theme is “First Impressions of Tokyo“. I have been to Japan, but never to Tokyo and I always wondered what it would be like. So after some research into the city this is what [...]
Nagasaki’s “Battleship Island”, Gunkanjima
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008While my brother is gallivanting around Europe, documenting his virtual trips to Russia, France and some beautiful, sun-drenched Mediterranean islands, I’ve been struggling to find time to explore the virtual earth. I did however learn a little bit about this: Although it looks as welcoming as Alcatraz, I can assure you it’s much worse. You [...]
Western Europe’s largest country France
Monday, August 4th, 2008France is the second largest country in Europe behind Russia. The country is situated on the eastern side of west Europe surrounded by, English channel, Atlantic ocean, Pyrenees, Mediterranean and to the east of France you have, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Italy. I have been to France five times and on each occasion, I [...]
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Mark Ramsay, globetrotting from an armchair in England.
Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.