Random collection of links.
25 January 2014 06:01 pmPeter Freuchen is a top candidate for the Most Interesting Man in the World. (As I grew up with his books about polar exploration this thrilled me no end!)
And here is one of said books:
Arctic Adventure: My Life in the Frozen North.
Freuchen lived in Thule for fifteen years, adopting ways of its natives. He married an Inuit woman, and together they had two children. Freuchen went on many expeditions, quite a few of which he barely survived, suffering frostbite, snow blindness, and starvation. Near the North Pole there is no such thing as an easy and safe outing.
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From the BBC:
Easter egg hunt: Seven secrets of the world wide web. Includes a link to where the TARDIS resides within the Google Maps (just outside Earls Court station on the London Underground) - and you can explore it!
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Also I've so far been very lax and not mentioned the return to LJ of
kerkevik_2014 (new LJ, natch). Head to his LJ for delights such as this beautiful Sally Sparrow drabble: Lover's Dance. (Although mostly it's Buffy 'verse - go have a look!)
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People Explore Abandoned Buildings All The Time. But What This Guy Found… (presuming it's true of course)
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Here Are 20 Unbelievable Places You Would Swear Aren’t Real… But They Are.
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The Ancient Ghost City of Ani. (The the once-great Armenian metropolis of Ani was known as "the city of a thousand and one churches.")
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ETA (via kerkevik): Time And Relative Diapers In Space. Just go. You will find the cutest Dalek costume ever!
And here is one of said books:
Arctic Adventure: My Life in the Frozen North.
Freuchen lived in Thule for fifteen years, adopting ways of its natives. He married an Inuit woman, and together they had two children. Freuchen went on many expeditions, quite a few of which he barely survived, suffering frostbite, snow blindness, and starvation. Near the North Pole there is no such thing as an easy and safe outing.
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From the BBC:
Easter egg hunt: Seven secrets of the world wide web. Includes a link to where the TARDIS resides within the Google Maps (just outside Earls Court station on the London Underground) - and you can explore it!
~
Also I've so far been very lax and not mentioned the return to LJ of
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People Explore Abandoned Buildings All The Time. But What This Guy Found… (presuming it's true of course)
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Here Are 20 Unbelievable Places You Would Swear Aren’t Real… But They Are.
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The Ancient Ghost City of Ani. (The the once-great Armenian metropolis of Ani was known as "the city of a thousand and one churches.")
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ETA (via kerkevik): Time And Relative Diapers In Space. Just go. You will find the cutest Dalek costume ever!