Tag: exploring
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Clapham South Deep Shelter
This weekend I once again found myself underground beneath London; this time exploring the Camden South Deep Shelter with the help of the Hidden London folks. And it was pretty damn cool.
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Seventy years ago, residents of this part of London would take shelter from V1 and V2 bombs in a tunnel beneath my feet. And today, I'm going down there to take a look!
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Dan, a white man wearing a Goo Goo Dolls t-shirt, stands in front of a sign describing the history of The Drum in South Clapham.
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The Right Place At The Right Time
While hunting for an Alpine geocache, Dan discovers two lost hikers and rescues them from a blizzard.
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The Old Asylum
Dan explains how he came to love abandoned buildings and forgotten places, by telling the story of how he and some school friends explored a the hollow remains of what was once Britain's largest mental hospital.
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Cool Thing Of The Day
Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #39:
Climb a nearby hill with the intention of finding a forest that you've heard is on the other side. Fail. Check maps to verify that the forest is there, and climb the hill again, looking for the forest. Fail. Check …