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October 28, 2019

The founding of Lisbon, Portugal [Repost]

Lisbon’s history as a human settlement dates back to the Neolithic period when the region was inhabited by Pre-Celtic tribes who built all manner of religious and funerary monuments in…..

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October 21, 2019

The Burning of Washington, D.C. [Repost]

Nic will probably be one of the first to tell you that I often complain about how little seems to happen in Canada’s history – making for some very boring…..

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October 14, 2019

Canadarm and its future [Repost]

In addition to our efforts providing technical expertise and training for the rover program, Canada is perhaps more famously known for its development of the Canadarm in 1981, which would…..

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October 7, 2019

Elicser’s Monarch Park Murals [Repost]

The awesome murals at the end of our street, created by artist Elicser working with StreetARToronto, were unveiled in November 2014, but we didn’t have a chance to get some really…..

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September 30, 2019

Allanon’s Quest by Terry Brooks [Review]

Even though it has been many years since I read the original trilogy, this short prequel reminded me how much I’d enjoyed those initial books, and was a great way…..

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September 23, 2019

Visiting Messina, Sicily [Repost]

Located near the northeastern corner of Sicily by the Strait of Messina, the fourth port of call during our cruise upon the Vision of the Seas was the port town…..

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September 16, 2019

Nassau sites: Queen’s Staircase [Repost]

Given some recent revelations – thanks to some of our readers – we’ve learned that the “history” we’d provide back in 2011 regarding our visit the previous year to Nassau,…..