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February 11th, 2007, by Rich, in Ecology, Politics, Society, Travel.
The experimental petition system that Downing Street is running has generated it’s first 1,000,000 signature petition: it asks the PM to “scrap the planned vehicle tracking and road pricing policy” and it’s a great example of how public opinion is not necessarily good for the public. More…
March 20th, 2006, by Rich, in Google Earth, Hurricane, Travel.
It looks like Mission Beach (where we spent an amazing week living a rainforest lodge in 2002) may have been very badly hit by Cyclone Larry last night. More…
February 28th, 2006, by Em, in Family, Poland.
A couple of summers ago, Rich and I ventured to Poland for a holiday. Guide book in hand we had a marvellous time in Warsaw and although a clunky paperback is a lot to carry when out for the day, when in Poland it was essential if only for the handy phrases in the back! More…
October 17th, 2004, by Rich, in Poland.
If you have access to a good computer and a little bandwidth, it’s possible to see Auschwitz in aerial photos using NASA’s World Wind application. More…
August 26th, 2004, by Rich, in Pictures, Poland.
I (we) visited Poland last week and must confess that I knew nothing about the place before I went, apart from the fact that it’s just become an EU member, which meant there were no visas needed. More…
August 26th, 2004, by Rich, in Pictures, Poland.
Whilst in Poland we visited several of the Nazi Concentration Camps, including Oświęcim (Auschwitz I), Birkenau (Auschwitz II ) and Płasz?w. These are the photos we took at those camps. More…
August 24th, 2004, by Rich, in Pictures, Poland.
This is the site of the Płaszów concentration camp (phonetically pw-ash-ov) which lies 20 minutes walk south of central Krakow. A set based on the camp’s plans was reconstructed and featured extensively in the movie Schindler’s List. To the right of the panorama is a villa used by the camp’s commander, Amon Göth.
August 24th, 2004, by Rich, in Pictures, Poland.
Schindler’s factory still stands today. More…
