CD and Book Prize Winners
I’m a bit late in getting this out with my return to the US, but I did not forget to pick the prize winners for the last two contests. The winners of the Mario Grigorov, Paris to Cuba CD/download are: Kali from Rickshaw Ramblings Chris from Ink2Think Tressa from All National Bed & Breakfast in [...]
UNESCO World Heritage Site #69: Vatican City
From the World Heritage inscription: The Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture. A unique collection of artistic and architectural masterpieces lie within the boundaries of this small state. At its centre is St Peter’s Basilica, with its double colonnade and a [...]
Backing up your photos on the road
Over the last several days I’ve been going through packages of DVDs and hard drives I shipped home from the road with copies of my photos. After many hours I have finally assembled all my photos together and have created identical copies on two, 1 terabyte hard drives. Despite all the overseas shipments, the half [...]
UENSCO World Heritage Site #68: Historic Centre of Rome
From the World Heritage inscription: Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century. The World Heritage site, extended in 1990 to the walls of Urban [...]
