The sun is shining, there’s the smell of cider in the air –  yes, clean last year’s mud from your tent and dig out those wellies, as the summer is here and its festival time once again.  Festivals in the UK have been experiencing a serious boom time over the past five to ten years Read more

1 Christopher Columbus Full name: Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo / Spanish: Cristóbal Colón / Portuguese: Cristóvão Colombo) Born: between October 31, 1450 and October 30, 1451 Died: 20 May 1506 Known for: Christopher Columbus landed in America in 1492, opening up a New World for Europe and marking the start of the colonisation of North America. Columbus was actually aiming for Read more

9 Laika Full name: Laika (meaning “Barker”), Soviet space dog Born: 1954 Died: November 3, 1957 Known for: From the Russian meaning ‘barker’, Laika was a stray dog in Russia who became the first animal in space, launched in Sputnik II on 3 November 1957 and dying in orbit. It was not revealed until 2002 that she likely died Read more

7 Sir Francis Drake Full name: Francis Drake Born: 1540 Died: 27 January 1596 Known for: Drake was an English explorer, pirate and politician of the Elizabethan era. He led the first English circumnavigation of the globe, from 1577—1580, and was known as ‘The Pirate’ to the Spanish, whose king Philip II offered a huge reward for his life. Read more

5 Sir Edmund Hillary Full name: Sir Edmund Percival Hillary Born: 20 July 1919 Died: 11 January 2008 Known for: New Zealander Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with his sherpa Tenzing Norgay – the first two people known to have done so. He later founded the Himalayan Trust to help the Sherpa people of Read more

2 Captain Cook Full name: James Cook Born: 7 November 1728 Died: 14 February 1779 Known for: James Cook made the first European contact with the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. His travels also took him to the Antarctic Circle and to Hawaii, where he was killed Read more

3 Marco Polo Full name: Marco Polo Born: 1254 Died: January 8/9, 1324 Known for: From the Venetian Republic, Marco Polo traveled to Asia around 1271 and stayed for 24 years. He later wrote his travel book Il Milione, which introduced Europeans to countries such as India, China and Japan. « Previous Next » Pages 1 2 3 4 Read more

4 Captain Robert Scott Full name: Robert Falcon Scott Born: 6 June 1868 Died: 29 March 1912 Known for: Scott was born in 1868 and led two expeditions to the Antarctic. He reached the South Pole in January 1912, but found he had been beaten there by Norwegian Roald Amundsen. Scott and his four fellow explorers died on the Read more

8 Neil Armstrong Full name: Neil Alden Armstrong Born: August 5, 1930 Died: August 25, 2012 Known for: Known to everyone as the first human to step foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong coined the famous phrase: ‘One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’ when he stepped onto the lunar surface on 21 July 1969. « Read more

6 Jacques Cousteau Full name: Jacques-Yves Cousteau Born: 11 June 1910 Died: 25 June 1997 Known for: Born in France in 1910, Jacques Cousteau was an explorer of the seas and oceans. He studied all forms of life in water, pioneered marine conservation and also invented the aqualung. « Previous Next » Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 Read more

Follow @actofrage South Africa is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and this trend is in no small part thanks to the incredible beauty and diversity of its magnificent Western Cape district. Boasting stunning scenery and an eclecticism that some nations would struggle to offer across their entire territories, this single Read more

South Africa is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and this trend is in no small part thanks to the incredible beauty and diversity of its magnificent Western Cape district. Boasting stunning scenery and an eclecticism that some nations would struggle to offer across their entire territories, this single corner of Read more

Man and beast have explored the world for millennia, going in search of new places and experiences. Here are ten of the most notable human and animal explorers. 10 Sophie Tucker Full name: Sophie Tucker, Australian cattle dog Born: ? Known for: Australian mutt Sophie Tucker fell overboard from the family yacht in Queensland in 2008, leading Read more

South Africa is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and this trend is in no small part thanks to the incredible beauty and diversity of its magnificent Western Cape district. Boasting stunning scenery and an eclecticism that some nations would struggle to offer across their entire territories, this single corner of Read more

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Tweet One of the great ways to advertise featured or latest posts on your blog or website is to have a Content Slider on your front page. Sliders come in different forms like basic CSS, jQuery-powered or even Flash-based. From simple fade effects to full-blown 3D blocks, coders have found awesome ways for you to Read more

I’ve heard it said many times: “buying local produce reduces your carbon footprint.” But I was so busy with my own life and survival, I didn’t take time really think about it much…until one day I decided to find out what this phrase meant, and why it was so prolific. So these are some questions Read more

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