Great Vasyugan Mire: The Biggest Swamp In The World

On May 23, 2015 by Tim Newman
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The Great Vasyugan Mire is located in Russia, in the Novosibirsk, Omsk, and Tomsk regions. It is epic in the original sense of the word, it covers an incredible 53,000 km² in total. That’s...

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Photos Of Siberian Folk 150 Years Ago

On May 6, 2015 by Tim Newman
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A while back, I posted up some photos taken in Siberia 100 years ago, they were lovely to look at and proved to be (relatively) popular. If you haven’t seen them yet, click on this link....

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Chanctonbury Ring: Mysteries And Histories

On April 11, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Chanctonbury Ring, part of Sussex’s magnificent South Downs, has been part of local folklore and ancient culture since time immemorial. Chanctonbury Ring sits proud on the north edge of the Downs, almost 800 feet above sea level (which...

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Frank Rinehart’s Intimate Portraits Of Native Americans In The 1890’s

On April 2, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Frank Albert Rinehart (1861-1928) was an American photographer of German decent who was most famous for his intimate portraits of Native Americans. His most iconic images were of tribal leaders and members of the delegations...

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Vézac: Dordogne’s Incredible Garden

On March 28, 2015 by Tim Newman
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I recently wrote about how mother nature was a fickle old hag who produced terror on the one hand and beauty on the other. Here at Vézac we have an example of humanity...

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Behold The Bright Red Beauty Of Kochia Hill, Japan

On March 28, 2015 by Tim Newman
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There aren’t many countries in the world without something absolutely ripper to marvel at. Mother Nature, as fickle and violent as she can be seems to have a pretty good eye for beauty...

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Wikipedia’s “Bhuatenese Passport” Audio Article Is The Funniest Thing You’ll Hear All Week

On March 20, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Wikipedia is an amazing gift to the world. It tells you everything you need to know about everything, or thereabouts. When people first started mentioning Wikipedia as a reliable info source I was very...

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David Hlynsky “Window-Shopping Through the Iron Curtain”

On March 14, 2015 by Tim Newman
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David Hlynsky was born on the shores of the Great Lakes in the US of A, but has his genetic roots nestled in Poland. As he got older, he realised that the depressing anti-Soviet US propaganda couldn’t all...

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5 “Other” Brightons

On March 8, 2015 by Tim Newman
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I’ve been a resident of Brighton, East Sussex for more than a decade. It’s a fairly pleasant place to live, if a little pricey. Recently, I started wondering whether the other Brightons of the world as...

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The Atlas Game #1: KRASNOYARSK, SIBERIA

On March 7, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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 Get an Atlas, open and point at random then check out the place that chance, or the Illuminati have directed you to. This time the game takes place within The Times Concise Atlas,...

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