We have launched The Winding Way – a web site for free spirited and independent travellers who wish to make the most of the journey. The Winding Way is about mindful travel and the expansion of mind and horizons. It is for those who seek to be travellers rather than tourists.
As G K Chesterton wrote:
"The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see."
Most of our future travel articles will appear on this dedicated travel site rather than here in M-dash. New content is being added daily so now is the time to Follow the Winding Way
On Twitter you can keep up to date withThe Winding Way as @TWWay
In 2010 and 2011 plumes of ash from Icelandic volcaneos caused flight cancellations across Europe. The ash is damaging and a safety issue for high flying jet aircraft.
It raises the question: why if the dust is so fine is it a problem to aircraft? There are two principal reasons: it is very abrasive and it melts.
Dust is Very Fine but the Particles are Highly Abrasive
The Council House is an icon for the City of Nottingham, often featuring in articles or on covers of Nottingham guide books. The Old Market Square, known as Slab Square locally, is another attraction.
A Striking City Centre Landmark on Old Market or "Slab" Square
Rufford Abbey and Country Park in the heart of Robin Hood country for a family day out that combines history, crafts, walks, space for children to play and bird watching.
Escape the City of Nottingham for a Family Day Out and Social Events
The house is set high on a hill top with panoramic views across the western outskirts of the city of Nottingham. It was built in 1580-8 for Sir Francis Willoughby and was designed and constructed by the famous architect-mason Robert Smythson who lived in Wollaton and has a memorial in St Leonard’s church in the nearby village. Wollaton Hall was funded by the profits from coal mining across the local area.
It is one of England’s most important Elizabethan buildings and has long been in the keeping of Nottingham City Council who use it as a Natural History Museum. There are daily conducted tours of the Hall, including the Prospect Room which was considered unsafe until it was secured and opened up as part of a major restoration of the Hall, Camellia House and Park.
War Time Code Breaker, Mathematician, Scientist and Computer Pioneer
Alan Turing was one of Britain's greatest thinkers of the 20th century who defined modern computing and artificial intelligence. He has subsequently become a gay icon.
Alan Mathison Turing was born in London on 23 June, 1912 whilst his father was employed in the Indian Civil Service. As a result, he was exiled from his parents and fostered in worthy but uninspiring households in England while his parents were abroad in India.
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Living Life
Many people want to improve their life.
The key to doing so is often to change attitude to what is genuinely important and what we already have. Often we seek a nirvana and in worrying about what might be we miss the real pleasures of the here and now.
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Just Stuff
Thss category contains all the miscellaneous stuff that is interesting but does not fit in other categories. It will be an eclectic coillection of stuff that has caught Martin Wilson's eye some; serious, some humorous and some just strange but always interesting.
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Books
We will feature reviews of an eclectic mix of books. The only criteria are that they don't fit better elsewhere on the site and they are, above all, interesting or intriguing.
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- Science and Technology
- Biography
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