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- The First Great Hub of the Northern Plains
- Two Towns and Two Death Tales of Billy the Kid
- Cities/Towns Named for Native American Indian Chiefs
- Hell’s Worth of Wickedness in One Cowtown
- A Town that was Born Through a Scam!
- Best and Worst Live Concerts Seen
- The Old West Personified in a Town’s Iconic Name
- Ominous Sounding Frontier Town Names
- The Town That Was Moved Four Times!
- Pendulum Urban Planning – The Wild Ride Between Pro and Anti-development
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Tag Archives: Scotland
The UK’s ten busiest national parks
Below is the list of the ten busiest (most visitors) national parks in the United Kingdom. This data would include national parks in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (none currently designated there). 1. Lake District (designated in 1951) – 14.8 … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Animals, bicycling, Biking, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, holiday, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, trails, Travel, UK, walking, Wildlife
Tagged England, environment, hiking, land use, National Parks, nature, Northern Ireland, parks, Scotland, statistics, sustainability, tourism, travel, UK, United Kingdom, visitors, Wales, wildlife
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Pleasant large city names
I realize that attractive or appealing large city names are subject to individual tastes and the opinion of the beholder, but I thought I would list some of my favorites to gauge the reaction of those reading this post. Often, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, Europe, geography, land use, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, South America, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Australia, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, cities, city names, France, geography, Indonesia, Ireland, Morocco, places, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, tourism, travel, USA
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Britain’s loneliest railway stations in 2011
After recently publishing a post on the busiest railway stations in the United Kingdom, I thought it might interesting (and fun) to also post the least busy (or loneliest) ones. The following list shows the ten loneliest railway stations in the United … Continue reading
Posted in fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, planning, rail, Statistics, tourism, transportation, Travel, UK
Tagged England, fun, Great Britain, railroads, railway stations, railways, Scotland, stations, statistics, transportation, transportation planning, travel, UK, Wales
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The heart of “Brave”
Saw the newest Pixar movie, Brave yesterday afternoon in a theater stuffed to the rafters. While not my favorite Pixar movie of all time, it ranks up there with the best. An excellent film full of howling laughs, edge of … Continue reading
