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Europeans discover Easter Island – 5 April 1722
Read moreThe rise and fall of Easter Island is a parable for our times; a warning from history of what happens when…
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Nazca lines, grand designs
Read moreOn a high desert plateau in the west of Peru are a spectacular series of massive geoglyphs known as the…
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Tikis at the edge of the world
Read moreThe French Polynesian islands of the Marquesas, make up the archipelago farthest from any continent in the world, lying more…
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The hills are alive with the sound of birdsong
Read moreWe got back from Sardinia at the end of last week after nine fascinating days. From my point of view…
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Midwinter solstice at Abu Simbel
Read moreThis blog contains human remains which some readers may find disturbing At 5am on midwinter’s day 2007 we rose happily…
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All that remains
Read moreThis weekend was spent scattering the ashes of my best buddy Rebecca who died, aged 38, in January 2007. She…
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Meet Margaret, Queen of Callanish
Read moreDecoder of the stones of Callanish For more than 30 years, initially with her first husband Gerald Ponting and since…
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Painting Callanish
Read moreCallanish is a remarkable neolithic monument on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It is a circle and…
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Seek and ye shall find Jordan Valley dolmens
1 CommentRead moreWarning: This is quite a long weblog. However it is lavishly illustrated (a bit further down) for your viewing pleasure.…
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Pink and perfect Petra
No CommentsRead moreSeeing is believing. The Rose Red City. The highlight of Jordan. Probably the highlight of the Middle East. Possibly the…
Stones
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