These totems, created by a West African sculptor, were recycled from charred timbers following a fire at Falmouth docks. The wood originated in West Africa.
The garden of Eden June 11th 2010 Friday 11 June
Eden Project & Fowey
What can I tell you about the Eden Project that you don’t know already?
Did you realise that it’s already nearly ten years old? Did you know that it covers the area of 35 football pitches? Did you know that all the water draining into this former clay pit averages 20,000 bathfuls a day and is harves ... read more
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Once upon a time, I was something important in the UK travel industry, where I spent more than 35 years of my working life roaming the globe at someone else's expense. So, if you dream of living overseas on less than 10 Dollars a day, be warned: I'm an experienced, mature traveller - not a backpacker. You won't find stories here about me thumbing my way across the Sahara, slumming it in cockroach-infested hostels, or sharing a room with giant mosquitoes!
Oh, and I'm British - so you can expect a stiff upper lip in times of adversity and a sense of humour that's often not understood by other... full info