Monthly Archives: August 2011

Watching earthquakes around the world. NOW!

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

I recently came across a website with a real time global seismic monitor map. It’s really interesting to see what levels of tectonic activity are happening around the world at any time. There are also links to a variety of … Continue reading →

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The Most Expensive Hurricanes in US History….before Irene

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

With the scale of the damage of hurricane Irene still to be assessed, there always comes the question. How much is all the repair and recovery going to cost? At present these are the most expensive hurricanes to have hit … Continue reading →

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UNESCO World Heritage Challenge: Historic Centre of Guimarães

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

This week I had the chance to visit another UNESCO site in Portugal, the historic town of Guimarães.  This town is deemed an important site for three key reasons: A specialized building technique was  developed there in the Middle Ages … Continue reading →

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UNESCO World Heritage Challenge: Monastery of Batalha

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Following on from my last post on the Monastery of Alcobaça, the Monastery of Batalha, in Central Portugal was about a 30 minute drive away. The date building works began on this cathedral is not confirmed, although it is known … Continue reading →

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UNESCO World Heritage Challenge: Monastery of Alcobaça

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

I recently had the chance to visit another two UNESCO World Heritage site, this monastery and also the Monastery of Batalha, both in central Portugal. The Monastery of St. Maria de Alcobaça was founded in 1153. The construction lasted several … Continue reading →

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Move, Eat, Learn

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

I came across a post on the SLN Geography Forum which included a link to three short videos created by 3 young men who travelled for 44 days to 11 countries, with 18 flights, covering 38,000 miles. Using almost a … Continue reading →

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites Challenge: Santiago de Compostela

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

The first Spanish UNESCO site to be ticked off the list is Santiago de Compostela, a city which is a famous pilgrimage site, and is considered one of the holiest cities of the Christian faith.  Santiago was constructed around the … Continue reading →

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Think Like Chinese: A Review

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Think Like Chinese: A very interesting book written by Haihua (Helen) Zhang and Geoff Baker. The book is broadly aimed at those doing business in China, but I would strongly urge anyone with an interest in China more generally to … Continue reading →

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Geographical Heroes: David Livingstone

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

David Livingstone is considered one of the greatest explorers of the African continent.  At a young age David Livingstone was inspired to become a medical missionary upon reading pamphlets printed by British and American churches asking for Christians to come … Continue reading →

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Exploring Toyko. An Inside View

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Just a quick post to highlight a blog I have been reading for a while which I feel deserves its own mention. I discovered this blog just after the earthquake with a link from Google showing images from within the … Continue reading →

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