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Hurrah! Another video from the Map Men, this time about the Cassini map of France and its legacy on contemporary cartography, presented in their usual hilarious style.
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The tradition of buying cheap, joke souvenirs for your loved ones while travelling dates back at least two millennia.
During an archaeological excavation at a Roman-era site in London, researchers found around 200 iron styluses used for writing on wax-filled wooden tablets. One of those styluses, which just debuted in its first public exhibition, holds a message written in tiny lettering along its sides. The inscription’s sentiment, according to the researchers who translated it, is essentially, “I went to Rome and all I got you was this pen.”
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Also found in this excavation, I assume, were t-shirts printed with “I ❤ Pompeii” and moneyboxes in the shape of the Parthenon.
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This checkin to GC13FY2 You don't have to tremor; it's not your fault. reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
My last cache in the USA before I fly home to the UK this afternoon. Seeing the lake (which, aside from human intervention in creating a reservoir, fundamentally exists because of a millenia-old fissure along the fault line) really helps put the scale of the fault into perspective. A delightful walk to the GZ with only a smattering of drizzle plus a chance sighting of a doe and her fawn made this expedition perfect. If I find myself in this part of the world again, I shall try to hire a bike in order to better explore these trails. TFTC; FP awarded for the assistance in putting this world-famous fault line into perspective.
This checkin to GC64ZGN Arrow #2 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
GPSr started playing up for the last 15m or so but I’d already got a good idea where I was going and soon had the cache in hand. Nice to see a good-sized container! TFTC.
This checkin to GC4C0K8 Fenced In reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
First place I looked! Wish I were cycling. TFTC.
This checkin to GC43DKN SAWYER TRAIL: Gimme a Call--Let's Go Fishin' reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Took a few minutes to find, a few minutes longer to wait for the muggles to pass, then a few minutes longer still to work out how to retrieve the cache. Got there in the end! TFTC.
This checkin to GC7H7C3 WarNinjas Kind of a Trailhead Cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Finding the cache – easy! Getting the log out, though? That was harder. Eventually I resorted to picking up the entire hiding place and shaking it, which worked.
Shame about the litter here. Wish I’d brought CITO gear.
Right, time for me to go back down the trail, find the car, and get ready to fly back to the UK! TFTC!
This checkin to GC8BEZ0 Filling a Gap on Sheep Camp reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
This cache container really stands out, once you’re looking in the right place! TFTC!
This checkin to GC7G5K0 WarNinja's Couldn't find it! reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Even with the hint, I stared for a while before I saw this one. I guess it’s like those magic eye pictures or something. A bird in the tree was not happy that I was stood around for so long!
This checkin to GC8BR5D "Now THAT'S a Mossy Tree!" along Sheep Camp reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Coordinates dropped me exactly at the cache. And my, that IS a mossy tree! TFTC.
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Nice camo; needed the hint, but once I’d worked out what I was looking for I spotted it quickly. Drizzle’s coming, guess brining a jacket was the right move after all.
This checkin to GC8BEYC RWCT: Sheep Camp reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Another quick find. Nice hiding place! When I got out of my car it looked like it might rain so I put a hoodie on but now it’s getting warmer and I’m regretting the decision. C’est la vie.