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  • Venice, Italy
    Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs
    Venice, Italy
    Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs
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  • "Kotisaari Island" in Finland, where only 9 people live, is one of the most beautiful islands in the world.
    Photographer Jani Ylinampa, who took pictures of the island with a drone, where every season is more fascinating than the other, revealed this beauty."Kotisaari Island" in Finland, where only 9 people live, is one of the most beau
    "Kotisaari Island" in Finland, where only 9 people live, is one of the most beautiful islands in the world.
    Photographer Jani Ylinampa, who took pictures of the island with a drone, where every season is more fascinating than the other, revealed this beauty."Kotisaari Island" in Finland, where only 9 people live, is one of the most beau
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  • Celebrating a special occasion? Looking for Easter proggie? Why not treat your friends or family to a sunset cruise on Lake Victoria!

    Banga Beach, Entebbe is the starting point for Uganda’s most popular days out on Lake Victoria. Choose from a sunset cheese and wine cruise, a half day cruise, a full day cruise or even a sunrise cruise!

    From Entebbe, late afternoon cruises lead towards the equator line or nearby islands to view the sun dip over the horizon. Watch fishermen cast their nets as you enjoy the your choice of snacks, cheese platter and drinks provided on board. Excursion times for sunset cruises are about one to two hours from around 5pm but can be timed to suit you.

    Both half and full day trips depart at 9am. If you opt for the full day cruise, a picnic lunch is provided with a cool box of beers, mineral water and sodas, as well as tea and coffee.

    Wild Frontiers Uganda offer a choice of boat cruises, led by experts. Take the boat to see the shoebill at Mabamba, check on the chimps at Ngamba Island, or simply chill …

    All boats are fully equipped with high quality lifejackets.

    The meeting point for all trips is Entebbe outside UWEC (formerly known as Entebbe Zoo), Lugard Avenue, a short walk to the pier. Secure parking is available, transport to / from Entebbe and Kampala hotels can also be organized on request.

    Don’t miss out, book the right cruise for you!

    And tell them the Muzungu sent you

    Want to make a booking? For full info read the Travel Directory on Diary of a Muzungu 🏼🏼🏼https://bit.ly/3He96oA

    #cruise #cruiselife #travel #wildfrontiersuganda #instacruise #boat #boatcruise #sunsetcruise #travelgram #diaryofamuzungu #EastAfricaTravelDirectory #dayout #fundayout #easteriscoming #easterdayout #easterfunday #LakeVictoria #TravelTuesday #ExploreUganda #VisitUganda
    Celebrating a special occasion? Looking for Easter proggie? Why not treat your friends or family to a sunset cruise on Lake Victoria!

    Banga Beach, Entebbe is the starting point for Uganda’s most popular days out on Lake Victoria. Choose from a sunset cheese and wine cruise, a half day cruise, a full day cruise or even a sunrise cruise!

    From Entebbe, late afternoon cruises lead towards the equator line or nearby islands to view the sun dip over the horizon. Watch fishermen cast their nets as you enjoy the your choice of snacks, cheese platter and drinks provided on board. Excursion times for sunset cruises are about one to two hours from around 5pm but can be timed to suit you.

    Both half and full day trips depart at 9am. If you opt for the full day cruise, a picnic lunch is provided with a cool box of beers, mineral water and sodas, as well as tea and coffee.

    Wild Frontiers Uganda offer a choice of boat cruises, led by experts. Take the boat to see the shoebill at Mabamba, check on the chimps at Ngamba Island, or simply chill …

    All boats are fully equipped with high quality lifejackets.

    The meeting point for all trips is Entebbe outside UWEC (formerly known as Entebbe Zoo), Lugard Avenue, a short walk to the pier. Secure parking is available, transport to / from Entebbe and Kampala hotels can also be organized on request.

    Don’t miss out, book the right cruise for you!

    And tell them the Muzungu sent you

    Want to make a booking? For full info read the Travel Directory on Diary of a Muzungu 🏼🏼🏼https://bit.ly/3He96oA

    #cruise #cruiselife #travel #wildfrontiersuganda #instacruise #boat #boatcruise #sunsetcruise #travelgram #diaryofamuzungu #EastAfricaTravelDirectory #dayout #fundayout #easteriscoming #easterdayout #easterfunday #LakeVictoria #TravelTuesday #ExploreUganda #VisitUganda
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  • Continuing a chilling display of authoritarianism, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, the Democratic delegate representing the Virgin Islands in the US Congress, has waged a war on independent journalist Matt Taibbi. #TwitterFiles
    Continuing a chilling display of authoritarianism, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, the Democratic delegate representing the Virgin Islands in the US Congress, has waged a war on independent journalist Matt Taibbi. #TwitterFiles
    WWW.ACTIVISTPOST.COM
    Congresswoman Threatens Matt Taibbi with Years in Prison Over Reporting on Twitter Files - Activist Post
    This blatant attempt to silence a journalist shines a spotlight on the increasing threat to free press in the United States.
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  • SOME FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

    1. Modern Humans are believed to have originated in Botswana, within the past 200, 000 years ago, solidifying the "Out of Africa Theory.

    2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only spanish speaking country.

    3. Morocco is the most visited African country.

    4. Nigeria has the richest Black person in Africa, Aliko Dangote.

    5. Samuel Eto’o was formerly the highest paid Footballer in the world, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011.

    6. The nothern most part of Africa is Cape Angela in Tunisia .

    7. Lesotho is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation.

    8. There was a dinosaur discovered in Niger , believed to have been there around 115 to 105 million years ago. It was named Nigersaurus.

    8. Burkina Faso is a leader in African art and culture and hosts the largest craft market in Africa.

    9. Nigeria has won more football cups than England.

    10. Zimbabwe’s former President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was the world’s most educated President with 7 University degrees, two of them are Masters.

    11. Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest football club in Africa.

    12. Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 is Chelsea’s highest goalscorer in European competition.

    13. Johannesburg, South Africa is the most richest city in Africa.

    14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Algeria , but the selector rejected him, saying they are already many players like him in the team.

    15. President Nelson Mandela is regarded as the well known person in the world.

    16. President Robert Mugabe was jailed for 11 years for fighting for freedom.

    17. Egypt was the first inventer of Paper and Ink.

    18. Equatorial guinea has the highest literacy rate in Africa, 95% (2020).

    19. In Rwanda There is a better gender equality than England and USA .

    20. Somalia got its first ATM on October 7, 2014.

    21. South Africa has the most Grammy award winners in Africa.

    22. Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa.

    23. Ethiopia’s economy is growing faster than China’s.

    24. Eritrea’s President, Isaias Afwerki is the least richest President in Africa.

    25. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, it has existed for over 3,000 years without being colonised.

    26. Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor of Ethiopia .

    27. Nigeria has the most monarchs in the world.

    28. Angola has more Portuguese
    speakers than Portugal .

    29. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled Angola since 1979.

    30. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is Africa’s longest serving Head of State. He has ruled Equatorial Guinea since August 3, 1979 when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Nguema. His son,Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is his Vice President and will succeed him if he resigns.

    31. George Weah of Liberia is the first man to win World, European and African footballer of the year in the same year.

    32. Eswatini is the only remaining absolute monach in the world.

    33. The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa followed by Eswatini .

    34. The first black African Gold medalist is Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia , who won in 1960 after running barefooted.

    34.1. King Sobhuza II of eSwatini , married 70 wives, who gave him 210 children between 1920 and 1970.

    35. Zimbabwe is the only country in the world where almost everyone was a billionaire at one point due hyperinflation.

    36. Kenya has the highest paid members of parliament. They are paid more than those even in oil rich countries.

    37. Botswana has the most valuable Diamonds and the richest diamond mine in the World, The Jwaneng diamond mine.

    38. Ghana was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence post-colonialism.

    39. Ghana was ranked as Africa's most peaceful country by the Global Peace Index. Lake Volta, in the Volta region of the country, is the world's largest man-made lake.

    40. Ugandans were ranked as the best English speakers in Africa (2017).

    41. Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa and includes the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia.

    42. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with over +200 million population.

    43. Rwanda is now the largest producer of Coltan, mineral used to make tantalum using in mobile phones, camera etc.

    44. In 2009, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had an estimated $24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, including the world's largest reserves of coltan and significant quantities of the world's cobalt reserves.

    45. Malawi is home to the third largest lake in Africa, Lake Malawi.

    46. Malawi is the first tea producer in Africa at a commercial scale.

    47. Zambia relies on copper as one of its biggest exports.

    48. Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park has one of Africa's highest densities of big game.

    49. Kenya is the first and only African country to produce USA president, Barrack Hussein Obama

    50. South Africa has the highest number of super-rich residents in Africa, with 38,400 dollar millionaires.

    51. Gambia produced the highest judge on the international court of justice fatou Bensouda.

    52. The highest mountain in Africa is the Kilimanjaro found in Tanzania and second highest in the world.

    53. The longest river in the world, the Nile starts from Uganda but it is controlled by Egyptian Government.

    54. South Sudan is the Youngest country after it was declared free and independent in July 2011 . She is rich in mineral resources and agricultural products, Petroleum among Others yet her citizens are poor.

    55. Cape Town has been voted the best city in the world 7 times, On the Telegraph Travel Award.

    56. Liberia was the first African country to gain independence 1847.

    57. Cameroon is the first country in Africa to reach the quater finals.

    58. Environmentalist Wangare wa maathai of Kenya was the first woman to win Nobel prize.

    59. Lesotho is land locked country inside south Africa.

    60. Sierra Leone is the country with oldest university with western style and also the oldest church in in western Sahara.

    61. Seychelles is the most developed country in Africa

    62. Madagascar is the wordl's largest producer of Vanilla.

    63. Mozambique is the only one-word country name to feature all 5 vowels.

    64. Namibia is home to the world's oldest desert, Namib desert, dating back to 55 mya.

    65. eSwatini has the world's oldest mine, Ngwenya mine.

    69. Liberia is the first African country to have a female African president
    SOME FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

    1. Modern Humans are believed to have originated in Botswana, within the past 200, 000 years ago, solidifying the "Out of Africa Theory.

    2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only spanish speaking country.

    3. Morocco is the most visited African country.

    4. Nigeria has the richest Black person in Africa, Aliko Dangote.

    5. Samuel Eto’o was formerly the highest paid Footballer in the world, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011.

    6. The nothern most part of Africa is Cape Angela in Tunisia .

    7. Lesotho is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation.

    8. There was a dinosaur discovered in Niger , believed to have been there around 115 to 105 million years ago. It was named Nigersaurus.

    8. Burkina Faso is a leader in African art and culture and hosts the largest craft market in Africa.

    9. Nigeria has won more football cups than England.

    10. Zimbabwe’s former President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was the world’s most educated President with 7 University degrees, two of them are Masters.

    11. Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest football club in Africa.

    12. Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 is Chelsea’s highest goalscorer in European competition.

    13. Johannesburg, South Africa is the most richest city in Africa.

    14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Algeria , but the selector rejected him, saying they are already many players like him in the team.

    15. President Nelson Mandela is regarded as the well known person in the world.

    16. President Robert Mugabe was jailed for 11 years for fighting for freedom.

    17. Egypt was the first inventer of Paper and Ink.

    18. Equatorial guinea has the highest literacy rate in Africa, 95% (2020).

    19. In Rwanda There is a better gender equality than England and USA .

    20. Somalia got its first ATM on October 7, 2014.

    21. South Africa has the most Grammy award winners in Africa.

    22. Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa.

    23. Ethiopia’s economy is growing faster than China’s.

    24. Eritrea’s President, Isaias Afwerki is the least richest President in Africa.

    25. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, it has existed for over 3,000 years without being colonised.

    26. Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor of Ethiopia .

    27. Nigeria has the most monarchs in the world.

    28. Angola has more Portuguese
    speakers than Portugal .

    29. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled Angola since 1979.

    30. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is Africa’s longest serving Head of State. He has ruled Equatorial Guinea since August 3, 1979 when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Nguema. His son,Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is his Vice President and will succeed him if he resigns.

    31. George Weah of Liberia is the first man to win World, European and African footballer of the year in the same year.

    32. Eswatini is the only remaining absolute monach in the world.

    33. The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa followed by Eswatini .

    34. The first black African Gold medalist is Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia , who won in 1960 after running barefooted.

    34.1. King Sobhuza II of eSwatini , married 70 wives, who gave him 210 children between 1920 and 1970.

    35. Zimbabwe is the only country in the world where almost everyone was a billionaire at one point due hyperinflation.

    36. Kenya has the highest paid members of parliament. They are paid more than those even in oil rich countries.

    37. Botswana has the most valuable Diamonds and the richest diamond mine in the World, The Jwaneng diamond mine.

    38. Ghana was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence post-colonialism.

    39. Ghana was ranked as Africa's most peaceful country by the Global Peace Index. Lake Volta, in the Volta region of the country, is the world's largest man-made lake.

    40. Ugandans were ranked as the best English speakers in Africa (2017).

    41. Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa and includes the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia.

    42. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with over +200 million population.

    43. Rwanda is now the largest producer of Coltan, mineral used to make tantalum using in mobile phones, camera etc.

    44. In 2009, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had an estimated $24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, including the world's largest reserves of coltan and significant quantities of the world's cobalt reserves.

    45. Malawi is home to the third largest lake in Africa, Lake Malawi.

    46. Malawi is the first tea producer in Africa at a commercial scale.

    47. Zambia relies on copper as one of its biggest exports.

    48. Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park has one of Africa's highest densities of big game.

    49. Kenya is the first and only African country to produce USA president, Barrack Hussein Obama

    50. South Africa has the highest number of super-rich residents in Africa, with 38,400 dollar millionaires.

    51. Gambia produced the highest judge on the international court of justice fatou Bensouda.

    52. The highest mountain in Africa is the Kilimanjaro found in Tanzania and second highest in the world.

    53. The longest river in the world, the Nile starts from Uganda but it is controlled by Egyptian Government.

    54. South Sudan is the Youngest country after it was declared free and independent in July 2011 . She is rich in mineral resources and agricultural products, Petroleum among Others yet her citizens are poor.

    55. Cape Town has been voted the best city in the world 7 times, On the Telegraph Travel Award.

    56. Liberia was the first African country to gain independence 1847.

    57. Cameroon is the first country in Africa to reach the quater finals.

    58. Environmentalist Wangare wa maathai of Kenya was the first woman to win Nobel prize.

    59. Lesotho is land locked country inside south Africa.

    60. Sierra Leone is the country with oldest university with western style and also the oldest church in in western Sahara.

    61. Seychelles is the most developed country in Africa

    62. Madagascar is the wordl's largest producer of Vanilla.

    63. Mozambique is the only one-word country name to feature all 5 vowels.

    64. Namibia is home to the world's oldest desert, Namib desert, dating back to 55 mya.

    65. eSwatini has the world's oldest mine, Ngwenya mine.

    69. Liberia is the first African country to have a female African president
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  • "Kotisaari Island" in Finland, where only 9 people live, is one of the most beautiful islands in the world.
    Photographer Jani Ylinampa, who took pictures of the island with a drone, where every season is more fascinating than the other, revealed this beauty.
    "Kotisaari Island" in Finland, where only 9 people live, is one of the most beautiful islands in the world.
    Photographer Jani Ylinampa, who took pictures of the island with a drone, where every season is more fascinating than the other, revealed this beauty.
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  • Madu River Boat Safari

    Madu River is located in the south of Sri Lanka near Galle. The water of the river is dotted with small islands and the banks are all covered with lush mangrove forests that are home to dozens of incredible animal species.

    https://www.srilankatravelandtourism.com/activities-sri-lanka/boat-safari-madu-river/sri-lanka-madu-river-boat-ride.php

    Madu River Boat Safari

    #srilanka #maduriver #boatsafari #madu #travel #tourism #colombo #ceylon #viral #trending #travelphotography #travelblogger #adventure #sea #beach #pool #fitness #beachlife #beachvibes #wanderlust #mountains #view #landscape #photographer #autumn #summer #winter #ocean
    Madu River Boat Safari

    Madu River is located in the south of Sri Lanka near Galle. The water of the river is dotted with small islands and the banks are all covered with lush mangrove forests that are home to dozens of incredible animal species.

    https://www.srilankatravelandtourism.com/activities-sri-lanka/boat-safari-madu-river/sri-lanka-madu-river-boat-ride.php

    Madu River Boat Safari

    #srilanka #maduriver #boatsafari #madu #travel #tourism #colombo #ceylon #viral #trending #travelphotography #travelblogger #adventure #sea #beach #pool #fitness #beachlife #beachvibes #wanderlust #mountains #view #landscape #photographer #autumn #summer #winter #ocean
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  • The Pony Express began its 18 months of operation on April 3, 1860. Mail would leave St. Joseph, Missouri and a relay of riders carried it 1,900 miles to Sacramento, California in 10 days, ideally. Shown are riders (clockwise, upper left) Billy Richardson, Johnny Fry, Gus Cliff, and Charles Cliff.

    ‘To San Francisco in 8 days by the Central Overland California and Pike's Peak Express Company. The first courier of the Pony Express will leave the Missouri River on Tuesday, April 3rd at 5 o'clock P. M. and will run regularly weekly hereafter, carrying a letter mail only. The point of departure on the Missouri River will be in telegraphic connection with the East and will be announced in
    due time.

    Telegraphic messages from all parts of the United States and Canada in connection with the point of departure will be received up to 5 o'clock P. M. of the day of leaving and transmitted over the Placerville and St. Joseph telegraph wire to San Francisco and intermediate points by the connecting express, in 8 days.

    The letter mail will be delivered in San Francisco in ten days from the departure of the Express. The Express passes through Forts Kearney, Laramie, Bridger, Great Salt Lake City, Camp Floyd, Carson City, The Washoe Silver Mines, Placerville, and Sacramento.

    Letters for Oregon, Washington Territory, British Columbia, the Pacific Mexican ports, Russian Possessions, Sandwich Islands, China, Japan and India will be mailed in San Francisco.

    Special messengers, bearers of letters to connect with the express the 3rd of April, will receive communications for the courier of that day at No. 481 Tenth St., Washington City, up to 2:45 P. M. on Friday, March 30, and in New York at the office of J. B. Simpson, Room No. 8, Continental Bank Building, Nassau Street, up to 6:30 A. M. of March 31.

    Full particulars can be obtained on application at the above places and from the agents of the Company.’

    “This sudden announcement of the long desired fast mail route aroused great enthusiasm in the West and especially in St. Joseph, Missouri, Salt Lake City, and the cities of California, where preparations to celebrate the opening of the line were at once begun. Slowly the time passed, until the afternoon of the eventful day, April 3rd, that was to mark the first step in annihilating distance between the East and West. A great crowd had assembled on the streets of St. Joseph, Missouri. Flags were flying and a brass band added to the jubilation. The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad had arranged to run a special train into the city, bringing the through mail from connecting points in the East. Everybody was anxious and excited. At last the shrill whistle of a locomotive was heard, and the train rumbled in — on time. The pouches were rushed to the post office where the express mail was made ready.”

    From: The story of the pony express: An account of the most remarkable mail service ever in existence, and its place in history by Glenn D. Bradley, published in 1913
    https://archive.org/details/ofponyexprestory00bradrich/page/27
    Source says not in copyright

    Image by Earnest and Elaine Hartnagle via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.
    The Pony Express began its 18 months of operation on April 3, 1860. Mail would leave St. Joseph, Missouri and a relay of riders carried it 1,900 miles to Sacramento, California in 10 days, ideally. Shown are riders (clockwise, upper left) Billy Richardson, Johnny Fry, Gus Cliff, and Charles Cliff.

    ‘To San Francisco in 8 days by the Central Overland California and Pike's Peak Express Company. The first courier of the Pony Express will leave the Missouri River on Tuesday, April 3rd at 5 o'clock P. M. and will run regularly weekly hereafter, carrying a letter mail only. The point of departure on the Missouri River will be in telegraphic connection with the East and will be announced in
    due time.

    Telegraphic messages from all parts of the United States and Canada in connection with the point of departure will be received up to 5 o'clock P. M. of the day of leaving and transmitted over the Placerville and St. Joseph telegraph wire to San Francisco and intermediate points by the connecting express, in 8 days.

    The letter mail will be delivered in San Francisco in ten days from the departure of the Express. The Express passes through Forts Kearney, Laramie, Bridger, Great Salt Lake City, Camp Floyd, Carson City, The Washoe Silver Mines, Placerville, and Sacramento.

    Letters for Oregon, Washington Territory, British Columbia, the Pacific Mexican ports, Russian Possessions, Sandwich Islands, China, Japan and India will be mailed in San Francisco.

    Special messengers, bearers of letters to connect with the express the 3rd of April, will receive communications for the courier of that day at No. 481 Tenth St., Washington City, up to 2:45 P. M. on Friday, March 30, and in New York at the office of J. B. Simpson, Room No. 8, Continental Bank Building, Nassau Street, up to 6:30 A. M. of March 31.

    Full particulars can be obtained on application at the above places and from the agents of the Company.’

    “This sudden announcement of the long desired fast mail route aroused great enthusiasm in the West and especially in St. Joseph, Missouri, Salt Lake City, and the cities of California, where preparations to celebrate the opening of the line were at once begun. Slowly the time passed, until the afternoon of the eventful day, April 3rd, that was to mark the first step in annihilating distance between the East and West. A great crowd had assembled on the streets of St. Joseph, Missouri. Flags were flying and a brass band added to the jubilation. The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad had arranged to run a special train into the city, bringing the through mail from connecting points in the East. Everybody was anxious and excited. At last the shrill whistle of a locomotive was heard, and the train rumbled in — on time. The pouches were rushed to the post office where the express mail was made ready.”

    From: The story of the pony express: An account of the most remarkable mail service ever in existence, and its place in history by Glenn D. Bradley, published in 1913
    https://archive.org/details/ofponyexprestory00bradrich/page/27
    Source says not in copyright

    Image by Earnest and Elaine Hartnagle via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.
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  • White peacock in flight
    This video is from the gardens of Isola Bella - one of the Borromean islands in Maggiore Lake near Stresa, Italy.
    White peacock in flight
    This video is from the gardens of Isola Bella - one of the Borromean islands in Maggiore Lake near Stresa, Italy.
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  • John Bauer was a famous artist who lived in my village and lakesystem Bunn. He painted the trolls and princess with inspiration from the lush forrests around here. He wrote a love letter to his wife Ester and I’ll try to translate it: ”I have a little cabin on the forrest slopes by a lake called Bunn, which Isn’t far from Gränna and Lake Vättern. It is Beautiful there and and the forrests are huge and in the lake there are many islands and one can see far away over it all”
    John Bauer was a famous artist who lived in my village and lakesystem Bunn. He painted the trolls and princess with inspiration from the lush forrests around here. He wrote a love letter to his wife Ester and I’ll try to translate it: ”I have a little cabin on the forrest slopes by a lake called Bunn, which Isn’t far from Gränna and Lake Vättern. It is Beautiful there and and the forrests are huge and in the lake there are many islands and one can see far away over it all”
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  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoEVezcE0k0
    The Mariana Trench sits like a crescent-shaped dent in the floor of the Pacific. A 2,550 km long, 69 km wide fracture that plummets down into a pure black void of the Hadal Zone. At the bottom, it hosts the deepest known location on Earth. The Challenger Deep, 11,033 metres or 36,200 feet beneath the waves. The trench itself is but one part of a global network of deep scars that cut across the ocean floor. Features that formed from a process called subduction. In the case of the Mariana Trench, the western edge of the Pacific Plate was thrust beneath the smaller Mariana Plate to the west, creating the deep fracture. Molten material then rose through volcanoes near the trench, building the nearby Mariana Islands.
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    The Mariana Trench sits like a crescent-shaped dent in the floor of the Pacific. A 2,550 km long, 69 km wide fracture that plummets down into a pure black void of the Hadal Zone. At the bottom, it hosts the deepest known location on Earth. The Challenger Deep, 11,033 metres or 36,200 feet beneath the waves. The trench itself is but one part of a global network of deep scars that cut across the ocean floor. Features that formed from a process called subduction. In the case of the Mariana Trench, the western edge of the Pacific Plate was thrust beneath the smaller Mariana Plate to the west, creating the deep fracture. Molten material then rose through volcanoes near the trench, building the nearby Mariana Islands.
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  • The Faroe Islands. They’re calling them the “next Iceland”—a collection of 18 treeless islands somewhere between Iceland and Norway.
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    The Faroe Islands. They’re calling them the “next Iceland”—a collection of 18 treeless islands somewhere between Iceland and Norway.
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  • The Maldives, a collection of more than a thousand islands in the Indian Ocean, is known for its clear emerald waters, beautiful beaches that stretch as far as the eye can see, and of course, luxurious overwater bungalows. With features like these, the archipelago makes for an idyllic sanctuary where guests can snorkel, scuba dive, swim, and savor some truly
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