Archive for October, 2008
« Previous EntriesThe small country of Liechtenstein.
Friday, October 31st, 2008This is a landlocked state in the southern central of Europe, between Austria and Switzerland to the south of lake Constance. The river Rhine flows across the western border, while the Alpine peakes rise in the east and south of the country. The main peak is the Ratikon Massif, where the snow covered and forested [...]
The little Independant European country of Andorra
Monday, October 27th, 2008This is a post about one of Europes most smallest countries. In area Andorra is 468 square kilometres or 181 square miles. The country is situated in the Pyrenees mountains between France in the north and Spain to the south, it has a landscape of valleys which is around 3,000 feet which rises to 9,600 [...]
104 Acre U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Saturday, October 25th, 2008I missed the story of the U.S constructing a massive new embassy in Iraq when it did the rounds in the mainstream media in 2006, but there are reports now that construction is almost complete and staff are moving from their former “residence” at Saddam Hussein’s palace to the new embassy.
Just how big is the [...]
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Luxembourg is a small country in the north-west of Europe, surrounded by the countries of Belgium which includes the upland region of Ardenne to the the north and west, Germany to the east which includes the Eifel highlands and France to the west. It is also one of the oldest counties in Europe. The climate [...]
Advertising in Google’s 3D World Wide Web
Saturday, October 18th, 2008As Google Earth becomes more accessible to the masses, people will use it for much more than sightseeing. In many ways, it is already a portal to the world wide web – you can explore the globe and open up web sites laden with information about the country, city or building you are looking at. [...]
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Mark Ramsay, globetrotting from an armchair in England.
Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.