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Famous Rivers Around The World95

Famous Rivers Around The World

Rivers are one of nature's blessing that are key to the survival and prosperity of Civilizations. Since ancient times, man has evolved besides river banks and turned barren lands into historic cultural centers. Even now in modern times, we still...

43 comments    travel amazon facts
Marlow Buckinghamshire Little Town With A Lot Of History89

Marlow Buckinghamshire Little Town With A Lot Of History

Marlow Buckinghamshire is a lovely little village by the side of the Thames. History of Marlow.

57 comments    river thames marlow winter hill
Best Views of London90

Best Views of London

With no doubts, London is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Everybody wants to come to London to see Big Ben and Nelson's column, visit Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, walk across Tower Bridge and climb to the top of St. Paul....

29 comments    travel london view
Whitstable: a unique North Kent community88

Whitstable: a unique North Kent community

Mentioned in an article in the New York Times recently, Whitstable is a unique Kent coastal town just over an hour by train from central London. CJ Stone liked it so much he decided to move there...

25 comments    travel shopping london
What is the longest river in England?86

What is the longest river in England?

What is the longest river in England?  There are many rivers in England but which is the longest?  This article gives an answer to these two questions, along with lists of the top 10 longest rivers in England, along with their length.   There...

27 comments    river thames river severn
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Celebrations - June 201284

The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Celebrations - June 2012

The year 2012 is a big year for the United Kingdom. We have the Olympics but we also have the diamond jubilee of our Queen, Elizabeth II who has reigned from 1952 until the present day.

7 comments    family fun buckingham palace
Jobs that make me Green with Envy82

Jobs that make me Green with Envy

There are certain Jobs that I envy (in a positive way - no bad energy) and wouldn’t mind doing. I look at the people doing them, with admiration and think “Wow, you lucky lady” or “you lucky guy”. May 2010

58 comments    london eye narrator river thames
The Little Ice Age83

The Little Ice Age

Between the 16th and 19th centuries, there was a global cooling that resulted in a mini ice age. This cooling had many effects among which are the bubonic plague, the French Revolution and a drive to find better lands by exploration.

8 comments    europe sunlight medieval
Walk through Westminster to Tower Bridge, London, UK - Photo Gallery83

Walk through Westminster to Tower Bridge, London, UK - Photo Gallery

A walk from Westminster Station to Tower Bridge passing through the famous London Eye, Saint Paul's Cathederal, and the Tower Bridge.

31 comments    contest london london eye
Spectacle Island: A Ruba'i Poem in Honor of Sea Glass and Boston Harbor's Environmentally Beautiful Isle80

Spectacle Island: A Ruba'i Poem in Honor of Sea Glass and Boston Harbor's Environmentally Beautiful Isle

The word ruba'i comes from the Arabic word for "four." It has at least four lines which allude to or deal with love, life and the after-life. The sample ruba'i poem looks at the renowned sea glass of Boston Harbor's Spectacle Island.

14 comments    sustainability natural resources
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