Last week we posted some Ancient Egyptian Crafts for our GiveAway. This week a friend at church arrived home from six months attending language school in Egypt and I thought it would be a great follow-up to ask her about her trip to Egypt. First I asked her se7en questions: What was your reason for [...]
Sunday Snippet: A Visit to Egypt…
August 25th, 2010 · 5 Comments
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Saturday Spot: Trafalger Square and Parkour/Free Running…
August 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments
I know normally you would go to Trafalger Square to chase pidgeons: or climb a lion: You could even visit the National Gallery (or any number of other London Sites nearby). But today this article struck me. And I really wish we could have been in London over the weekend to watch the World Free [...]
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Saturday Spot: Virtual Voyage – Se7en Steps to Getting Going…
July 19th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Welcome to our Virtual Voyage, I have mentioned before that we are about to depart on a couple of weeks worth of Virtual Voyage. Finally our notice board is ready and good to go with the se7en things we need to get started on our trip… I thought I would just give you a list [...]
Tags: Geography · Saturday Spot · Se7en at School
Se7en Do Geography… Heaps of resources…
July 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Every school year we spend a couple of weeks doing some virtual traveling. I wish it was the real thing but this is as close as it gets and we sure have a lot of fun. This week we have been preparing: getting maps in order and passports and so on – but that will [...]
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Saturday Spot: Easy Walk From boulders to Seaforth…
June 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments
I needed a super easy outing, very close home, midwinter cabin fever had set in. I could have taken the guys down to the beach for a run but I needed to see something. So we took the easiest walk in the world from Boulders to Sea Forth Beach and back again. The walk is [...]
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Saturday Spot: A Little More Southern Ocean…
June 1st, 2009 · No Comments
I thought I would finish up my Southern Ocean Series with a couple of pics of essential kit and a snippets of what people actually do there. And since you have toured Antarctica and Marion Island you can now consider yourselves old hands at this! When you leave Cape Town in December and the air [...]
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Saturday Spot: Marion Island…
May 24th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Last week I gave you a glimpse of the Antarctic and this week I thought I would show you some pics of my favorite Southern Ocean Island: Marion Island… This island is situated about 2000 km (1242.74 miles) south-east of Cape Town and smack bang in the “Roaring Forties” at 48 degrees south. The weather [...]
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