BlogHide Resteemsmilonmia (10)in photpgraphy • 6 years agoPhotographyflowermilonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoKZN Midlands Meanderjust an hour’s drive from Durban, the Midlands Meander is an 80km stretch of thriving arts and crafts communities, and more than 160 places to eat, sleep, shop and be entertained. You’ll come into…milonmia (10)in history • 6 years agoVictory Day of Bangladesh16th December, 1971 the most glorious day in the history of Bangladesh. This is the public holiday. After nine month long Liberation War of Bangladesh, on this day 1971 the country got its freedom.…milonmia (10)in esteem • 6 years agoArmed Constabulary BoatAfter bolting for the bush after his defeat at Te Pōrere, Te Kooti eluded government forces for two more years, staging sporadic guerrilla strikes before holing up in the King Country. Pardoned in…milonmia (10)in steemhunt • 6 years agoMobilesPhone FinderVivo PhonesVivo Y53iHunter's comment MobilesPhone FinderVivo PhonesVivo Y53i milonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoEarth view in ShanghaiIn my childhood, I heard the words of the world's wartime many times. They changed them again. Due to the extensive discovery of the twentieth century, 'astonishment' can not be tied to numbers.…milonmia (10)in park • 6 years agoKgalagadi Transfrontier ParkThis is the first formal trans-border conservation area in Africa, launched in 2000 on the border between South Africa and Botswana. Located around 250km from Upington in the Northern Cape and 904km…milonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoKalk BayThe picturesque fishing enclave on the ‘other side’ of the Peninsula is a longtime favourite for its coffee shops, antique shops, steep cobbled streets and the laidback vibe that floods the place to…milonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoGod’s WindowYou know it’s going to be a holy sight if it’s called “God’s Window”, and the views from various points here are quite extraordinary. On a clear day, you can literally see all the way to the Kruger…milonmia (10)in busy • 6 years agoFeydhooFeydhoo’s story is a curious one. In the 19th century, the people now living between the leafy streets and tight-knit housing blocks here were the inhabitants of nearby Gan island (more on that…milonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoAlimatha IslandPerched on the eastern edge of the Maldives, in the famous Felidhe Atoll, Alimatha is a great tourist island that offers luxury cabanas, untouched stretches of pristine sandy beach, and – most…milonmia (10)in esteem • 6 years agoAlexandra RedoubtAn uneasy peace fell over the central North Island from the late 1860s. The fires of Te Kootis guerrilla warfare would flicker for a while, but even where rifles were silent tensions remained high…milonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoWakapuaka Cable StationThere is very little to see here. In fact, in 1976, when the former Historic Places Trust honoured the centennial of New Zealand’s cable connection to the world, it plonked one of its Normandy Beach…milonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoUniversity of OtagoUniversity of Otago (1878-1922) Southern Scots emphasise education Otago’s Lowland Scots settlers took education seriously, extending its benefits to girls with a thoroughness that distinguished…milonmia (10)in bridge • 6 years agoTolaga Bay WharfTolaga Bay Wharf (1929) A pier without peer A drive around East Cape will reveal the crumbling remains of three massive piers, at Tolaga, Tokomaru and Hicks Bays. They are remarkably close…milonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoTimaru Landing Service BuildingThe sea was colonial New Zealand’s highway. Towns unfortunate enough to lack safe natural harbours had to borrow heavily to build artificial ports. Timaru’s port story began in 1851 when George…milonmia (10)in esteem • 6 years agoBrancepethSheep would trample Edward Gibbon Wakefields dreams of a corn-growing facsimile of Britain into the dust. At first his New Zealand Company discouraged Australian-style squatters, but with New South…milonmia (10)in busy • 6 years agoShortland Street StudiosShortland Street Studios (1934) Icon of the radio years Does that tall radio mast and the spiky electric-Gothic brickwork remind you of something from a prewar movie trailer? The former 1YA…milonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoRoss Creek ReservoirDunedin, or ‘Mud-edin’ as the wags called it, was struggling to provide basic services even before gold fever boosted its population from 2000 in 1860 to 20,000 by 1864. After one citizen condemned…milonmia (10)in steem • 6 years agoRanfurly Veterans’ HomeRanfurly Veterans’ Home, Auckland (1903) New Zealand's first national war monument On 1 June 1902, as the South African (Boer) War drew to a close, Governor Ranfurly suggested commemorating the…
