Buckingham Palace exhibition will display eclectic collection received by monarch from over 100 countries
Tag Archives: Countries
Rolling Estonia: a wilderness adventure in fairytale forests
John Gimlette and family lose themselves in the haunting wintry wilderness of lacy-white swamps and forests, before seeking refuge in restored pastel palaces
The world’s tourism slogans – mapped
A catchphrase may not say a lot about a country, but some nations know a snappy soundbite when they see one. A holiday website has mapped every slogan in the world – which will tempt you to visit?
Lonely Planet – Cities and countries to visit in 2015
The publisher’s annual Best in Travel collection puts the Republic of Congo in sixth spot on the list of top 10 countries in the world to visit and Salisbury in Wiltshire is listed along with Washington, El Chaltén and Zermatt in travel guide’s selection of places to visit in 2015
Spirits flagging? Well, try this quiz on flags
This quiz is for all the vexillologists out there – and good luck with question 1
Quiz – Lonely Planet – how well do you know the world?
Here is a quiz on the world around us
Tony Blair – Conflicts of interest in the Middle East
Read this article regarding Tony Blair and his role in the Middle East. He has to resolve his own conflict of interest before he can be interested in resolving conflict in the Middle East. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/27/tony-blair-conflict-interests-middle-east
Free Books – Sports the Olympics Forgot
If you are a member of goodreads (www.goodreads.com) log in to the website. You can apply to receive one of six copies of my book Sports the Olympics Forgot. If you are selected, I will send you a signed copy of the book within a month. The offer ends on June 16th.
