46 Reasons why wind turbines cannot replace fossil fuels. 1 Windmills require petroleum every single step of their life cycle. If they can’t replicate themselves using wind turbine generated electricity, they are not sustainable. 2 SCALE. Too many windmills needed to replace

Kiribati: Where Naming Cities Was Clearly Too Much Effort

Seeing a bit of chat about nicknames today. When I worked in an office in the early 90s, there was a bloke we all called Big Ted. His name wasn’t Ted and we wasn’t particularly big, it’s just that his desk was right by a round window.

Excellent pizza place in Hastings

Argentina is colder than most people realise. In fact, it's bordering on Chile

The owner of a $16M California mansion that is on the verge of falling into the ocean, is refusing to leave his home. 82-year-old Lewis Bruggeman says his house is "fine" & isn't worried about it falling into the ocean after a recent storm eroded the cliffside.

Caroline Coram I don't know if you ever saw the video. Sound on...

For those that know...

Zamani Islands: The Maldives' first superyacht marina telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

And of course all air travel is ending in 2030....

After over 30 years in the Travel trade, one thing that still perplexes me is why people without kids in school, or who work in education, choose to go on holiday in July and August. It's more expensive, noisier, better weather at home (hopefully) and far hotter at your

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We have mostly all experienced it, so what would you do when there are clearly unoccupied pool beds with towels on them and you have nowhere to sit?

Excellent news about Oasis. Hopefully the nation can get some of that feel good 90s vibe. Only one other band reforming would be bigger and that's The Jam. Sadly never going to happen

Of course they will only be open for 6 years....

Surge pricing.. Oasis. It happens all the time in the travel industry particularly with flights and increasingly for hotels. As I have always said - book early and avoid that. If I were you I would book now for next Summer

There are 2 major components that make a standard holiday - flights and hotels. Flights are largely dynamically priced, hotels not so much although there are early booking discounts. But on what planet does a UK government think it can dictate prices set by international markets?