Category Archives: Just interesting

Vistas from a Mumbai slum

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

I very rarely have the time at the minute to pick up a book and read it cover to cover in a matter of days. One exception recently has been a book by Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, … Continue reading →

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Maps as reality?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

This is a bit of longer post than usual, but recently I came across some of my older reflections on maps.  As a geographer, I find them interesting, but also find them problematic in that they are often politically loaded … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Growth: Growing up in China and the Super-rich

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

I’ve recently discovered a number of films on the Al Jazeera website based on the growth of China. First, a film by Bruno Sorrentino focuses on Kay Kay the Girl from Guangzhou. “Kay Kay is the face of modern day … Continue reading →

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An Incredible use of Space: The World of 3-D Street Art

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

Recently I have viewed a series of images on the site ‘All that is interesting’, showing the wonders of the artists like Edgar Müller, Kurt Wenner and Leon Keer to name a few. In 2008 the “Festival of World Culture” … Continue reading →

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Pandas arrive in Edinburgh: Panda Diplomacy Revived?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

If you have watched the news today (4/11/11) you may have seen that two Giant Pandas have arrived from Chengdu into Edinburgh airport destined for Edinburgh zoo. It is thought that Pandas were used as instruments of diplomacy as far … Continue reading →

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Identity: From Europe to You

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Back in March I wrote a post about some resources produced by the European Commission, a poster entitled ‘United in Diversity’, and a booklet with images for each country in Europe. The images show a map of Europe/each country with … Continue reading →

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What your favourite map projection says about you

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Came across this little comic originally from the xkcd webcomic. Their site has quite a few geography related comics including The World According to Americans and the Map of Online Communities for example.  If you have a few spare minutes … Continue reading →

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Tintin Geographies: A glimpse of the past

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Tintin, a young Belgian investigative journalist who travels the world and has amazing adventures, is one of the most successful comic book characters ever made. Originally starting off as a weekly installment comic strip in the Belgian newspaper Le Petit … Continue reading →

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Exploration Beyond this Earth: Jodrell Bank Observatory

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

At the weekend I had the chance to visit the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, home to the Lovell telescope. Jodrell Bank is a centre for Astrophysics for the University of Manchester involved with studies and projects including: e-Merlin: Multi-Element … Continue reading →

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Halloween Geographies

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

For many Halloween is an excuse to dress up as a member of the undead, carve pumpkins and go trick or treating. But before Halloween became the commercial event it is today, it was a more meaningful event in the … Continue reading →

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