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Tag Archives: UK
“Shakespearean” cities
Below is a partial list of those cities that incorporate some aspect of Shakespearean lore in their name, either directly or indirectly, as well as by intention or accident. Names include, but are not limited to characters in his plays, … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, entertainment, fun, geography
Tagged plays, Shakespeare, UK, writing
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No place better on Earth than “Up North” in the summertime
We spent the past week in Mother Earth’s idyllic playground – also known as the Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan, centered around Traverse City. I have yet to find a photograph or painting that adequately depicts the visual beauty and … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Canada, cities, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, holiday, land use, nature, pictures, placemaking, recreation, spatial design, sports, States, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, Travel, UK, walking, Wildlife
Tagged Adirondacks, Boundary Waters, Canada, Finger Lakes, fun, geography, Georgian Bay, history, Lake District, Lake Michigan, lakes, Michigan, Northwoods, photos, scenery, topography, tourism, travel, Traverse City, UK
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Wolf Alice kills it with their debut release
Every now and then a new band comes along that alters the course of modern music while also raising the threshold for all future bands to try to attain. Examples from the past include The Beatles, U2, Radiohead, and Nirvana. … Continue reading
Posted in art, Communications, entertainment, Europe, fun, music, music reviews, Radio, UK, video, Women
Tagged albums, entertainment, music, music reviews, songs, UK, Wolf Alice
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Temples enshrine the psychedelic era…and more
I discovered Temples listening to Impact 89fm – Michigan State University’s student radio station when they played the richly 1960’esque “Shelter Song.” As the first track on their debut full-length album, Sun Structures, the song aptly introduces Temples and a … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, Communications, culture, entertainment, Europe, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, music, music reviews, pictures, placemaking, product design, Radio, Social media, tourism, Travel, UK, video, writing
Tagged albums, alternative rock, cities, entertainment, Kettering, music, music reviews, reviews, rock, Sun Structures, Temples, Triangular Lodge, UK, video
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Sky-high Ferris wheels – latest urban fad?
Until the past few days, I had not realized how many cities have added an enormous Ferris wheel as an urban attraction. Yes, I knew of the London Eye and even visited it myself in 2008, though the queue and … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, branding, China, cities, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Europe, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, holiday, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, landscape architecture, movies, new urbanism, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, technology, third places, tourism, Travel, UK, urban planning, video
Tagged 1941, amenities, Australia, Canada, China, cities, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Ferris wheels, fun, geography, Japan, land use, movies, placemaking, planning, Russia, Singapore, technology, UK, urban planning, USA
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‘The long and winding road’ to fame – “The Beatles: All These Years”
Published in October, 2013,The Beatles: All These Years: Tune In by author Mark Lewisohn, is part one of an enormous literary trilogy. The book summarizes the years leading up to the Beatles becoming worldwide musical superstars -part one is more than … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, book reviews, books, cities, Communications, culture, entertainment, Europe, family, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, land use, literature, Love, music, peace, pictures, poverty, revitalization, spatial design, theaters, UK, writing
Tagged art, book reviews, books, entertainment, Fab Four, George Harrison, history, John Lennon, literature, Liverpool, Mark Lewisohn, music, Paul McCartney, publishing, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Beatles: All These Years: Tune In, UK, writing
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How Liverpool shaped The Beatles
While I enjoy many songs by The Beatles, I tend to think of myself as more of a Rolling Stones man – music that is a little harder, edgier, and rugged. But, I too was (and still am) captivated by … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, book reviews, books, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economics, education, entertainment, environment, Europe, family, film, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, Labor, land use, literature, Love, movies, music, music reviews, nature, new urbanism, Passenger rail, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, poverty, psychology, Radio, reading, Religion, revitalization, schools, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, UK, unemployment, urban planning, visual pollution, walking, weather, writing
Tagged architecture, art, Beatle City, book reviews. music, books, British Invasion, cities, culture, David Lewis, design, England, entertainment, family, fun, George Harrison, history, humanity, John Lennon, Livderpool, love, music, parks, paul mcCatney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Cavern trams, transit, UK, urban planning
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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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Seeking happiness in ”The Geography of Bliss”
What do the Netherlands, Switzerland, Qatar, Iceland, Bhutan, Moldova, Thailand, India, Great Britain, and the United States all have in common? There are places that author Eric Weiner visited in his worldwide quest to determine the roots of true happiness … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, air travel, airports, Animals, art, book reviews, books, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, Communications, culture, diversity, entertainment, family, geography, globalization, government, health, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, India, Language, literature, Love, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, poverty, reading, Science, Statistics, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, UK, writing
Tagged Bhutan, bliss, book reviews, books, Eric Weiner, fun, geography, happiness, Holland, Icaeland, India, literature, Moldova, Netherlands, non-fiction, Qatar, reading, Swiss, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, writing
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A “Wales” of a great Welsh trail
Kudos to Wales for accomplishing something that no other country on the planet has done – in 2012, it completed a hiking trail along its entire 870 mile long coastline. Yes…you read that correctly – its entire coastline! What a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Biking, branding, charities, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, logistics, minimalism, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, UK, urban planning, walking, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged bicycling, coast, conservation, environment, exercise, fitness, fun, hiking, land use, nature, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, travel, UK, Wales, Wales Coast Path, walking
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