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June 12, 2018

Bischofsburg Odenpäh (Otepää)

The Estonian Otepää is mostly known to the locals as a winter resort, but this is a place where known history stretches back into…

June 10, 2018

Oldentorne, or in today’s language, Vana-Kastre was the site of a castle in the Bishopric of Dorpat (Tartu). Not much is left today —…

June 5, 2018

I ended up at Fort de Ruyter after a walk from the port of Vlissingen. It wasn’t a clear-cut road and I did not…

June 2, 2018

I never expected to be visiting Binham but it was on the way. Or, rather, what I saw from the window of my car…

May 30, 2018

Creake’s history in effect spans not more than about three centuries, but in it we may find our historic senses of justice and injustice…

May 30, 2018

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted to enjoy this classic but perhaps that is what encouraged…

May 28, 2018

Marathon: The Battle that Changed Western Civilization by Richard A. Billows My rating: 3 of 5 stars Far more than a book on the…

May 26, 2018

I will start by saying I did not even try and approach Dilham because it is a private property. The original fortfified structure was…

May 23, 2018

Visiting Hunworth was fun! One really wouldn’t expect to see a glacial escarpment just like the one that is located in the village in…

May 21, 2018

The Phantom Flotilla: The most exciting true story from the Royal Navy’s history by Peter Shankland My rating: 4 of 5 stars With a…