MiG-21 Shopping

Heading down the shops you might walk, maybe cycle or probably take the car. There’s not many people who do the weekly errands in a MiG-21 fighter. Sadly it turns out that this plane is always in the car park…

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Wednesday, 6th September 2006

Crikey, it’s Stingray City!

We feel sure that the undoubtedly great, and now very sadly late Steve Irwin wouldn’t blame the stingray that brought about his untimely demise for a single second. In fact we reckon that Steve probably wouldn’t want these normally very…

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Tuesday, 5th September 2006

Low Isles (Island Week)

Island Week is technically over, but we had to squeeze one more post in after loyal reader woowoowoo alerted us to Low Isles, off Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. The Low Isles comprise of Low Island to the West and Woody…

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Monday, 4th September 2006

Republic of the Marshall Islands (Island Week)

Consisting of 29 atolls and 5 separate islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands could have been Island Week all on its own. It probably could have been island month – all but 9 of the atolls are inhabited, and…

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Saturday, 2nd September 2006

Wake Island (Island Week)

Located in the North Pacific Ocean, Wake Island was an island of great strategic importance during World War II, and over the last few days it’s been in the news again, as is it was directly in the path of…

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Friday, 1st September 2006

James Island (Island Week)

No man is an island, but in Gambia I’ve found James Island and it even comes complete with Fort James! Thanks: Mememe

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Friday, 1st September 2006
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