H is for… Harry Potter
It is now over 5 years since the last Harry Potter book was published but, if the queues at Kings Cross Station in London are anything to go by, his […]
F is for… Famine
The Great Famine in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration that had a huge impact on Ireland’s demographic, political and cultural future. In total, […]
B is for… Boat
Whenever I visit Tarragona, I like to pop down to the fishermen’s district, El Serallo. It is home to a well known fish market, and many fish and seafood restaurants. […]
A is for… Alphabet
At the Old Library in Trinity College, Dublin the public are granted access to the 65 metre-long Long Room. As with the British Library, Trinity College Library is a legal […]
Z is for… Funny ZOO
Je suis Panda venu de Chine Par un bateau sur la mer Abyssine Je suis Panda d’humeur badine Tatoué jusqu’en haut de l’échine As part of Marseille’s celebration of its position […]
W is for… World Camel Day
Today, 22 June, is World Camel Day. This even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as “humps” on its back. The two surviving species of camel are the dromedary, […]
Y is for… Yokohama
Lying on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. Yokohama was a small fishing village up to […]
J is for… Javelinas
Arizona has a cute but smelly inhabitant: the Javelina, or Collared Peccary. Though it looks a bit like a pig, it is not from the same family. It belongs instead to the Tayassuidae […]
Home for Hyraxes
This Rock Hyrax, or Dassie, has a stunning home in the rocky crevices high up on Table Mountain. The hyrax is one of the four living species of the order Hyracoidea. The closest living relatives to […]
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