There are some amazing feats of architecture in our world – not just single beautiful buildings, but entire towns built on the tops of towering cliffs or carved into the sides of mountains. The first glimpse of towns like this can take your breath away.
Ten Years of ‘notes’ from Italy… an ode to my travel partner Posted on April 8, 2024 by terryannewilson Standard When I started ‘notes’, I wouldn’t have known that last week on the tenth anniversary of that first post, I’d be in the Eternal City of Rome. It seems almost ...
Notes: A walk up the aptly named Mosedale, Gale Fell and Starling Dodd. Old mine workings and trials are numerous in the fells, here the prospectors in the 1860’s – likely a Mr Faithful Cookson and John Hosking -were trying to locate a continuation of the rich iron ore bearing seams...
People used to kill each other over this place. There’s blood in the stones, soaked into the ground. The sun rises over the temple wall. It reminds the boy of the floating ball illusion; the sun is the magician’s ball, the limestone wall a two-thousand year old prestidigitator’s ...
Upon arrival, the Guardian is drawn to a small disturbance on the edge of the cliff overlooking the Massive Pyramid, where they are once again ensnared by the Darkness with it communicating though their ghost as they're pulled towards the vessel. However, before the Darkness can do anything ...
The cliff rises 307 metres from the North Sea, and from here you look north to an empty horizon. The first real North Cape tourist, who travelled here just to say he had been here, was the Jesuit father Francesco Negri, who spent three years travelling up to the North Cape. In 1664 ...
Hārītī is the first female deity in Buddhism that was credited with responsibility for protecting women during childbirth and protecting children. Since her introduction to China from India, her image has undergone multiple changes, and the rise and f
The Zambezi River brings water from Angola in central Africa to the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Suddenly it falls 108 meters deep from a cliff with 1690 meters in width. The waves are thundering like the first cry of the ...
Rosecliff: An ornate mansion that was filmed in the 1974 film, The Great Gatsby. Ocean Drive Historic District: A 10-mile scenic drive along the coastline. ThoughNewportis a great place to spend a couple of nights, it’s also close enough to Boston for aday trip. ...
THE SUN ALSO RISES THE TORMENT OF LAURIE ANN CULLOM THE TRICYCLE THIEF THE TURN OF THE SCREW THE UNBURIED THE UNITED STATES OF HORROR: CHAPTER 1 THE VILLAGE IN THE WOODS THE VISITOR FROM THE FUTURE THE WEE MAN THE WEIRD KIDZ THE WELL THE WI...