Tag Archives: Site of the Week

Site of the Week: Atlas Obscura, a compendium of curiousities from around the globe

By Culture& Stuff | Published: January 26, 2010
It’s a well-worn, but absolutely true, travelling cliche that the best way to get to know a place is to get lost in it. The aim of most travel sites on the internet is to enable you to plan your trips better, separating the wheat from the chaff and ensuring that not a second is [...]
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Site of the Week: Oscar Kirk’s Diary

By Culture& Stuff | Published: January 18, 2010
Oscar Kirk was born and raised in Poplar, East London, close to the substantial complex known as the West and East India Docks. A few days before the end of the First World War, Oscar, then just 14, got a job at the docks, and started to write a diary of his everyday experiences. His entries [...]
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