Imber: The Ghost Village Of Wiltshire

On November 10, 2013 by Tim Newman
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The town of Imber now lies as a shell in rural Wiltshire, about 2.5 miles west of the A360 between Tilshead and West Lavington. Imber was fully abandoned almost 100 years ago. In...

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Central African Republic – Another Troubled Nation

On November 3, 2013 by Tim Newman
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The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Africa with a population of around 4.4 million. It is the 45th biggest country in the world, about the same sort of size...

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Victor The Siberian Hermit: Photo Collection

On November 3, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Some days when the world is getting a bit too hectic, or the boss has told you off for staring out the window again, or your friends are doing your head in going...

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Burundi: A Tiny Country With A Rough Past

On October 27, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Burundi — the Republic of Burundi, to give it its full name — is one of the smallest countries in Africa, but with 8.7 million people calling it home, it’s pretty densely populated. Burundi...

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Nina Katchadourian: Aeroplane Toilet Self-Portraits

On October 12, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Nina Katchadourian‘s top notch airplane toilet portraits are well worth revisiting. If you haven’t had the pleasure before, you’re in for a treat. Katchadourian is a Californian born artist who spent a lot...

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Beautiful Pictures From 100th Arctic Cruise To The North Pole

On October 12, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Here for your viewing pleasure today I present to you some photos taken on a pleasure cruise to the frozen north last July. It was the 100th time an icebreaker had managed to get people...

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Bahrain: The Flag, The People And Some Pics

On October 6, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Bahrain, which means “two seas” is a small island country and was one of the first countries to convert to Islam around the year 628, but more importantly it’s home to wild flamingos. The hot,...

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Andorra: Their Flag, A Bit Of Info & A Couple Of Pics

On October 5, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Andorra is is a landlocked Catalan speaking microstate sat in Southwestern Europe among the Pyrenees. It has Spain and France as border buddies. Andorra houses just 85,000-ish people, has the 9th highest GDP per capita and 7th highest life...

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American Samoa: A Short Spot On The Flag And Nation

On October 4, 2013 by Tim Newman
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The Flag of American Samoa has been in use since 1960, before then it was the old star spangled banner and before that they used no flag at all. The flag shows a bald...

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Households From Around The World Show Off A Week Of Shopping

On September 29, 2013 by Tim Newman
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A chap called Peter Menzel recently published a photo book where he shows an average family with an average weekly shop. Sounds dull, but I love this sort of thing. It’s the small differences that...

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