SIBELIUS MUSEUM
SIBELIUS MUSEUM Sibelius was born at a fortunate moment. Finnish cultural identity was beginning to take shape, culminating in a wave of national Romanticism, and with his choral and …
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Sedona Hiking Map
COTSWOLD WAY This follows the escarpment of the Cotswold hills for most of its 164km (102-mile) length. Appropriately, the trail ends in Bath, where you can enjoy a soothing, …
Acadia National Park Hiking Map
The typical outdoor gear shop assistant loves his or her job for the following reasons: 1. The outdoor clothing for sale in the shop never looks as good on …
Vail Hiking Trails Map
Active This is more serious than the serious hiker’s Explorer map. An Active map is an existing Landranger or Explorer sheet that has been covered in plastic, making it …
Burma On A Map
I needed restoration again so I sat in a bamboo chair at a nearby outdoor tea house to admire the bridge, which stood high above the water of the …
Burma Country Map
I had breakfast with the German woman and her family on the roof. They were travelling with a teenager, a boy of sixteen. I don’t like their chances, I …
Griffith Park Hiking Trails Map
KISSING GATES Like hikers, these come in all shapes and sizes – with one exception. They do not cater for the obese (they’re never big enough). A hinged gate …
ORFF MUSEUM
ORFF MUSEUM Carl Orff, known to millions around the world for Carmina Burana (1937) and music education for the masses, was a Munchner. He was born in 1895 into …
Telluride Hiking Trail Map
Silver-threaded Supposedly fights bacteria to prevent unpleasant body odour. The current high price of precious metals means a stranded hiker can also melt it down in an emergency to …
Tchaikovsky Cultural Centre
Tchaikovsky Cultural Centre TCHAIKOVSKY MUSEUM The way of the pilgrim to the Tchaikovsky shrines is not an easy one. Allowance must be made for the weather, the paucity of …