Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs (1867).
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - View this thread

In the 19th century, English author Favell Mortimer wrote several books describing various countries to children. Apparently she didn't travel much.
posted on Oct 2, 2007 - View this thread

Applications for UK visas are being denied for ridiculous reasons, says an independent monitor report. Among the reasons: never having been on holiday before, "failing to complete pivotal areas of Section 6", and "plan[ning] a holiday for no particular purpose other than sightseeing. BBC readers contribute their stories - from potential bridesmaids being told that they were only going to marry English men like their sister was doing, to not having good enough German.
posted on Jun 21, 2007 - View this thread

[ConspiracyFilter] Was the alleged "binary liquid explosives" plot actually plausible, in the sense of being capable of producing "mass murder on an unimaginable scale?"
posted on Aug 17, 2006 - View this thread

A Manx Notebook. Many things related to the Isle of Man.
posted on Nov 24, 2004 - View this thread

Entrances to Hell abound throughout the United Kingdom. Who knew?
posted on Dec 12, 2002 - View this thread