http://boakes.org nice of you to drop by. tea? Fri, 16 May 2008 07:16:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-bleeding en http://boakes.org/million-petition/ http://boakes.org/million-petition/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:45:12 +0000 Rich Petition Road Tax road pricing Journey Tax Travel Tax Environment Public Transport Private Transport Road Fund License DfT Department for Transport Congestion Gridlock http://boakes.org/million-petition/ Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2007/road-tax/deadend' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
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. What do the petitioners think they are supporting? The petition subtext [...]]]> http://boakes.org/million-petition/feed/ http://boakes.org/queensland-cyclone/ http://boakes.org/queensland-cyclone/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:24:59 +0000 Rich cyclone larry extent storm satellite innisfail rainforest lodge cyclone larry queensland australia google earth http://boakes.org/queensland-cyclone Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/nqld-cyclone/australia-larry' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
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. News reports are focusing on the town of Innisfail at the moment, probably because it’s the most populated area and the eye of the storm appears to [...]]]> http://boakes.org/queensland-cyclone/feed/ http://boakes.org/in-your-pocket-guides/ http://boakes.org/in-your-pocket-guides/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:45:55 +0000 Em guide book in your pocket pocket guides poland polska visiting warsaw visiting krakow visiting gdansk visiting poland http://boakes.org/in-your-pocket-guides Warning: apache_lookup_uri() [function.apache-lookup-uri]: Unable to include '/pics/2006/in-your-pocket/guide' - error finding URI in /home/www/boakes.org/htdocs/mods/plugins/boakes-depicticon.php on line 65
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! When [...]]]> http://boakes.org/in-your-pocket-guides/feed/ http://boakes.org/poland-auschwitz-geographical-locations/ http://boakes.org/poland-auschwitz-geographical-locations/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:55:44 +0000 Rich auschwitz birkenau longitude latitude nazi concentration camp extermination camp coordinates worldwind google earth http://boakes.org/poland-auschwitz-geographical-locations http://boakes.org/poland-auschwitz-geographical-locations/feed/ http://boakes.org/poland/ http://boakes.org/poland/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2004 22:07:12 +0000 Rich polska poland warsaw krakow wawel salt cathedral tenenment polera http://boakes.org/poland http://boakes.org/poland/feed/ http://boakes.org/poland-2004-concentration-extermination-camps/ http://boakes.org/poland-2004-concentration-extermination-camps/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2004 18:46:05 +0000 Rich concentration camp birkenau crematoria krematoria auschwitz auschwitz pictures gas chamber barracks zyklon b http://boakes.org/poland-2004-concentration-extermination-camps http://boakes.org/poland-2004-concentration-extermination-camps/feed/ http://boakes.org/poland-paszow-concentration-camp/ http://boakes.org/poland-paszow-concentration-camp/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:18:00 +0000 Rich concentration camp protograph panoramic photo amon goeth villa http://boakes.org/poland-paszow-concentration-camp/ http://boakes.org/poland-paszow-concentration-camp/feed/ http://boakes.org/oscar-schindlers-factory/ http://boakes.org/oscar-schindlers-factory/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:04:48 +0000 Rich oskar schindler oscar schindler schindlers list schindlers factory krakow http://boakes.org/oscar-schindlers-factory http://boakes.org/oscar-schindlers-factory/feed/