Tales of a Technogypsie

Victoria BridgeBrisbane, Queensland, Australia As I was staying in the infamous West End of Brisbane, my foot and bicycle passage to the City Center was The Victoria Bridge. This was Brisbane’s first permanent bridge and had its foundation stone laid on August 22, 1864 by the late Governor Bowen. It wasn’t finished construction until late [...]

leafworks’ photostream on Flickr. Most up-to-date travel photos currently in Ireland, and the most up-to-date photos cover the medieval towns of Cahir and Cashel including Cahir Castle, Rock of Cashel, and Hore Abbey. Sunday, November 27, 2011.

Captain James Cook * 1728 – 1779 * England / America / Australia * One of the world’s greatest explorers, Captain James Cook was born in Yorkshire, England on October 27, 1728. A very intelligent, loyal, and self confident man, Cook was a hero in many eyes. He was brilliant in navigation, very attentive to [...]

Tuggeranong, Canberra, ACT, Australia At the heart of Canberra, lies a town center in the southernmost part of the city called Tuggeranong. The name is Aboriginal for “Cold Plains”. With over 19 suburbs and a population of 324,034. This area has alot of history relating to the original aboriginal occupation of Australia. Numerous artifacts and [...]

Australian Capital Territory, Australia In the heartland of Australia, lies the Commonwealth of Australia within its smallest self-governing internal territory known as the “ACT” or “Australian Capital Territory” that is knicknamed the “Bush Capital” hosting a population of approximately 333,667 inhabitants. The ACT is similar in function and organization to the United State’s “District of [...]

The Tree Leaves’ Oracle and Folk Fellowship * www.treeleavesoracle.org * 1991 – Present * Livejournal Community * Facebook Group * Founded in 1991 as an underground Neo-Pagan newsletter, evolving into an arts and crafts wandering business, “Tree Leaves” eventually mutated into a cooperative / collective of folk enthusiasts, folklorists, artists, musicians, religionists, and culturalists who [...]

Thunder Mountain Indian Monument * P.O. Box 162 * Imlay * Nevada * 89418 * United States of America * http://www.thundermountainmonument.com/ * Thunder Mountain is a little artistic wonder along the side of Interstate 80 near Imlay, Nevada. It is also known as “The Place Rolling Mountain Thunder built”. This array of odd kitch construction [...]

Great Salt Lake Desert: Utah Parallel to the Great Salt Lake of Salt Lake Ciy fame is the Great Salt Lake Desert. This is a large dry lake in Northern Utah that lies between the Great Salt Lake and the Nevada border. It is infamous for its white sand salt deposits from the evaporating Lake [...]

Kill, Ireland Between Dublin and Kildare is the small little village of “Kill” which resides on Kildare’s border with Dublin. “Kill” has a population of approximately 2,000 inhabitants. Kill is infamous for its Equestrian traditions as there are numerous riding schools in the area. “Kill” or “An Chill” means “The Church”. There are two churches [...]

Medieval District Dublin, Ireland The walled district of Dublin that contains Christ Church, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublinia Medieval Museum, The Brazenhead Pub, and many other landmarks is known as the “Medieval District”. As Dublin can trace its origins back beyond a 1,000 years with a good part of Ireland’s historical cultural, educational, and industrial activities [...]

Famine MemorialDublin, Ireland Because the Famine was so devestating to Ireland and Europe, numerous Memorials, such as this one, were constructed in memory of the events that took place to remind the future of what can happen if history repeats itself. This particular Great Famine memorial was constructed at the Custom House Quays in Dublin [...]

Cashel, Ireland Infamous location for the “Rock of Cashel”, Cashel is a small village rich in history and heritage. It is home to the Hore Abbey medieval monasteries, A Georgian Cathedra, fortified town houses, 21st century Library, and many other attractions. In the heart of the city center is the Heritage Center and Tourist Office [...]

Blarney Castle* http://www.blarneycastle.ie * Blarney, Ireland * 021-438 5252 * The Blarney Castle and its estate is an amazing magical playground of myths and legends, faeries, and fantastical beliefs. Even the grounds in its gardens have their attractions and history, as small caves and structures in the Rock Close garden may have neolithic habitation possibilities, [...]

Dunseverick Castle* Along the Giant’s Causeway / Coastal Causeway Route, Northern Ireland * Near the Giant’s Causeway, on an isolated rock surrounded by the sea in a small bay, is the crumbling remains of “Dunseverick Castle”. A maritime fortress of Dalriada, built by Sovaric, son of Eberic mythically in the year of the world 3668 [...]

Bushmills, Northern Ireland Originally known as “Portcaman” as a center for corn, flax, spade, and whiskey production as it was popular in the 1600′s for its water powered industries. “Bushmills” is named afer a large watermill built on the River Bush that was built in the early 17th century C.E. Bushmills is an infamous village [...]

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum I’ve been a fan of Captain Morgan’s for a very long time. Good with coke, hurricanes, tropical drinks, or alone … it’s an all time favorite. The label uses the slogan “Calling all Captains!” Captain Morgan, named after the 17th century Caribbean privateer from Wales – Sir Henry Morgan, it is [...]

Dublin Castle * 2 Palace St * DUBLIN 2, Ireland * 01 6777129 The Dublin Castle is located off Dame Street in Dublin. The Castle was origimally a defensive fortification for the Norman city of Dublin and took on a long history by various successions of Dublin through time. It was founded by King John [...]

Redruth Cornwall, England * http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/Redruth/ * “Resrudh” or “Redruth” is a town and civil parish of Cornwall, England with an approximate population of over 12,000 inhabitants. It lies along the route of the Old London to Land’s End trunk road (A30) and is 9 miles west of Truro and 18 miles northeast of Penzance. The [...]

Ding Dong Mine and the Bogs Near Madron, Cornwall, England As I was searching for the Nine Maidens Stone Circle i soon found myself in a bog and a mine field. Not exactly the mine field one would think when one states such a thing, but rather fields of pit mines that were no longer [...]

Lanyon Quoitnear Lanyon Farm and Madron, Cornwall, England Real close to Lanyon Farm lies a single megalith called “Lanyon Quoit”. Barely noticeable from the road as the stone property walls block the direct view from the roadway, is a little walk-through with a National Trust sign signifying the monument. As you walk up to the [...]

Madron, Cornwall, England This small little parish village of granite cottages that is located near Penzance and served as one of Penzance’s notable water sources. It is approximately 3 km / 2 miles northwest of the Penzance town center. The town is most notorious for the location of the fabled Madron Well – a healing [...]

Lesigney Round Farmer’s Field near Castle Hornbeck, Penzance, Cornwall, EnglandMap Ref: SW454304 Landranger Map Number: 203; Latitude: 50.118951N Longitude: 5.56298W From the distance this appears as a round of trees in the middle of a field on the top of a hill roughly a mile west of the town of Penzance. Once entering this ’round’ [...]

St. Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom A major town in the Cornwall region of England, St. Austell is a civil parish and town located on the south coast 10 miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of Devon. It is Cornwall’s largest town with approximately 22,658 people (2001 census). As of this writing (2010) it [...]

Liskeard, United Kingdom Located in Cornwall, England – Liskeard is a ancient stannary, civil parish, and market town located approximately 20 miles west of Plymouth and 14 miles west of the River Tamar and 12 miles east of Bodmin. It resides at the head of the Looe valley and hosts a population of over 8,600. [...]

Plymouth, UK Plymouth means “mouth of the River Plym” and is a city and unitary authority on the coast of Devon, England located roughly 190 miles southwest of London. The city lies between the rivers ‘Plym’ and ‘Tamar’ where they join Plymouth Sound. Early Paleolithic man inhabited the area as bones of Homo sapiens have [...]

Newton, Abbot England /United Kingdom ‘Newton Abbot’, population estimated at 23,580 is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge District of Devon. The town boasts today of a racecourse and ‘Decoy’ their country park. Through history they were notorious for their ‘Cheese and Onion Fayre’ held from the 5th-7th [...]

National Leprechaun Museum – Dublin Twilfit House, Jervis Street, Dublin 1, Ireland *leprechaunmuseum.ieMy very first time in Ireland and only a few hours in Dublin, I get off the bus, wander off O’Connell and lo’ and behold there is the National Leprechaun Museum. I was of course in awe since I’m a faerie fanatic and [...]

Denver Art Museum http://www.denverartmuseum.org/ * 720-865-5000 * Denver Art Museum * 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy * Denver, CO 80204 A day of art all around for me as me and friends wandered into the Denver Art Museum on their ‘free day’ which is the first Saturday of the month. Being my first visit to [...]

Windsor RuinsBruinsburg, MississippiOne of Mississippi’s most fantastic secrets, hidden away in the swamps out in the middle of nowhere, are the ghostly remains of the Windsor plantation. The Windsor plantation was built from 1859-1861. The plantation was built, owned, and first inhabited by Smith Daniell who only was able to live in the mansion for [...]