WaLes Emblem: the Leek


A Welshman with two prize winning specimens.

HurLing: An Irish Sport

Hurling is played on a pitch 135 – 145 m long and 80 – 90 m wide and it´s played by 15 players or "hurlers".
The game has prehistoric and/or Gaelic origin and has been played for more than three thousand years. 
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                 Hurley stick and Sliotar ball 

TT (Tourism Trophy) Race: Motorcycle RAcing Event Since 1907 IsLe of MAN (UK)


British Explorers of Africa


An Isle of Man Symbol: nO "taiL" to teLL





 An old local term for the Manx or Manks cat is "stubbin" or "rumpy". Manx cats have been exhibited in cat shows since the 1800s, with the first known breed standard published in 1903.

The IsLe of MaN: Symbol, Coat of Armas and BanknOteS


The Isle of Man symbol, the Three Legs of Man, was first officially used in the early 14th century. The  Manx Coat of Arms is flanked by a Raven and a Peregrine Falcon.

PunK Rock Couture: VivieNNe WestwOOd


ShE first bEcAme fAmOus as the woman bEhind the look of PunK Rock band "The Sex PistoLs": rippeD jEans, pins and chAins on their leather jackets. Punks rebeLLeD agAinst eveRy Fashion ruLe...

The SeX PistoLs: PunK RocK

British Bands: QuEEn


BriTish BandS: The Police


EasY PiZZa... leT´s CooK!


Archaeologist, Linguist and the greatest woman mountaineer of her age.

She was the first woman to win a first-class degree in Modern History at Oxford University, the first woman ever to travel alone in the Syrian desert and the first female officer in British Military Intelligence. 
In the Alps she gained renown for surviving 53 hours on a rope on the unclimbed North-East face of the Finsteraarhorn, when her expedition was caught in a blizzard in the summer of 1902. 
Fluent in Arabic and Persian, she spent almost 10 years before World War I, traversing the desert, making maps and gaining the trust of tribal leaders and kings and in 1921 Baghdad, she drew the boundaries of the country that became Iraq.

RicharD LonG: LanD Art

A British Archaeologist and Egyptologist


ScotLanD´s AmAzing BasKing ShArK

CLick to view Basking Shark VideoS
Basking sharks, along with 23 species of whales and dolphins, are part of 44,000 species in Scotland's coast and seas.

They can weigh more than five tonnes and can filter every hour sea water equal to that held in an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

BEaUtifuL CasTLes of the UniTeD KinGDom


Warwick Castle
There was a fort there from the 10th century, but today´s  castle dates from 1264, with various additions later on. It was the home of 20 Earls of Warwick before it was bought by  the Tussauds in the 1970s.

Leeds Castle, Kent
It´s on an island of the River LenEdward I, and later Henry VIII, made several modifications and the castle's last private owner ( American Lady Baillie) decorated it thoroughly in the 1920s. 

Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
Built in 1096 to drive away the Scottish invasion. "The Windsor of the North"' has belonged to the Percy family (the Dukes of Northumberland) for the past 700 years. It´s Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies!

Conwy Castle, North Wales
It's one of the many Welsh castles built by Wales´s conqueror Edward I as part of his 'iron ring' around the country. It was begun in 1283 and it´s one of Europe's greatest medieval castles, with the mountains of Snowdonia in the background and the river Conwy's estuary.

Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
It's named after St. Donan, a Celtic martyr and built in the 13th century. It was last sacked by the Royal Navy (1719) but restored by a retired colonel who bought it in 1911.

IreLanD´s LegenDs...


2012 SherLocK HoLMes: Sir ArThur ConaN DoyLe (22/05/1859 - 07/071930)


BritiSh BradLEy WigginS: ToUr de France LEadeR


Road
1st Critérium du Dauphiné 2011, 2012
1st Tour de Romandie 2012
1st Paris-Nice 2012
1st Herald Sun Tour 2009
4th Tour de France 2009
3rd Vuelta a España 2011
3rd Paris-Nice 2011
1st National Road Race Championships 2011
1st National Time Trial Championships 2009, 2010
Track
Bronze medal team pursuit Olympic Games 2000
Gold medal individual pursuit Olympic Games 2004
Silver medal team pursuit Olympic Games 2004
Bronze medal madison Olympic Games 2004
Gold medal individual pursuit Olympic Games 2008
Gold medal team pursuit Olympic Games 2008

UniTed KinGdoM´s DoGs



The Irish Setter: The Irish calleD theM "Madra Rua" or "Red Dog"
200 yEarS agO in IreLanD, theY weRe useD for hunTing and woULD point to birDs with their long nOse and "seT" to help the hunTer find them.
The EngLiSH Setter is whiTe with blaCK oR Orange spoTS.
The OLd EngLiSH ShEEpdoG: AbouT 100 yEars agO thEse gOOd shEEp herdinG animaLs haD theiR tAiLs cuT to shOw that theY were workinG doGs, sO theiR OwNers didN´T haVe to pAy taxES for theM.
The GoLDeN RetrieVeR: It coMeS froM ScoTLanD wheRe they weRe uSeD to "rEtrieVe" animaLS kiLLeD by huNteRS.

The BriTiSH BuLLdoG: It´s the syMbol of BriTAin; in the 1200 they were useD to fighT buLLs as a sporT. In 1835 thiS sporT was stoppeD in EngLanD. ShakesPEaRe  useD theM in his pLAy HenrY VI.

The KinG CharLeS´ SpanieL: King CharLeS II (1630-1685), paSSeD a law that perMiteD thEse dogs in ParLiamenT,
Midsummer's Eve Welsh Corgi Keepsake (Round)

















The nAme Corgi is WeLsH for "DwaRF doG". They coMe froM WALeS and legend sAyS they weRe a presenT froM the fairies who useD corgis to puLL their carriages.
REaD the Corgi LegenDs CLiCK!