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Category: places
Living in a film set
Ravens of the Tower
Why is the prime meridian of Earth at Greenwich? Well, while I was living Continue reading “Ravens of the Tower”
Peace Bells Follow-Up
We went by Lyme Regis’s parish church at half past midday, but Continue reading “Peace Bells Follow-Up”
The Burning of the Barrels
This wild event, Continue reading “The Burning of the Barrels”
Return to Dubrovnik
Thirty-four years ago, I put my bicycle together Continue reading “Return to Dubrovnik”
Half-Marathon
The world has no center, at least on its surface. Continue reading “Half-Marathon”
Gander
This is how the great-circle route from London to Puerto Vallarta should have looked. Beginning,
Across from Baja
Commenters, you solved my double riddle, or more than half solved it. Continue reading “Across from Baja”
A constellation’s footprint
We’re going away on Thursday for a few sunny days near the Tropic of Cancer. Continue reading “A constellation’s footprint”