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Cordoba, Spain

January 22, 2025

Cordoba was home to the first university in the world, the Al-Qarawiyyin University, founded in 859 AD. In the 10th century Cordoba was the capital of the Islamic Caliphate of Cordoba, rivaling Baghdad and Constantinople…
Malaga, Spain

January 16, 2025

Dating back to the Phoenicians in 770 BC, Malaga has served as a port of trade for civilizations along the Mediterranean. The discovery of the Caves of Nerja, within the provice of Malaga, pushes the…
Granada, Spain

January 13, 2025

The Spanish word for pomegranate is granada and they’re everywhere. You’ll find granadas on street signs, manhole covers, wrought iron fencing, embossed in cement walls and on the city coat of arms. The granada fruit…

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June 5, 2024

Southend Pier stretches for 1.33 miles out into the Thames Estuary. It is a historical icon as well as being the longest pleasure pier in the world.

…At the going down of the sun and on the morning we will remember them

Clifftown Museum – a 1935 King George V jubille telephone box

There really is a ‘museum’ inside with information and pictures of Clifftown Estate, War Memorial, Floral Clock, Bandstand, Cliff Lift, Queen Victoria statue, Royal Terrace and The Pier. A museum for viewing one person at a time.

This estuary just east of the Tideway has a tidal range of 4 meters. Winds excluded, it moves at 2.6 knots (4.8 km/h, 3.0 mph). Boats are dry grounded… and then they’re not.

England’s version of the Baltic Sea Basket

St Mary Magdalene Parish Church – Frinton

With its Saxon and Norman origins it has been a centre of worship for over 1000 years. It is regularly used as such each week as well as for the occasional wedding or funeral. At this location there are Commonwealth War Graves. Wildflower growth is encouraged.