Nathan Midgley: July 2009 Archives
Swakopmund's buildings have served the film-makers well for exterior shots. It was settled by German colonists, and features lines and colours that, like Portmeirion's Italianate buildings, look like they've been set down in the wrong place.
I don't want to get savaged by fans, but I can see how this resonates with the art direction of the original. (Goes into hiding...)
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It's on the coast (has to be, doesn't it?) about 170 miles west of capital Windhoek. Anyone been? Could this become a place of pilgrimage for a new generation of Prisoner fans?
* Using Daft Logic's Google Maps Distance Calculator
Update: Here are 10 minutes of rather good preview...
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The worst of British B&B's
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The stylish beach destination of Stiges
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Great ideas for a cheap stay in Barcelona
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Great ideas for an all inclusive bargain
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A Radisson Blu Resort & Spa opens in Dubrovnik bringing a whole lot of Luxury to seaside town
One & Other, a new public art project by Anthony 'Angel of the North' Gormley, involves ordinary folk standing on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth - empty for years and now used to exhibit modern art. (Lots of pics of previous projects on flickr.)
A full 2,400 people get to do this (one an hour for 100 days), and almost 18,000 have applied.
The plinth's in the northwest corner of the square, by the entrance to the main and Sainsbury Wing entrances of the National Gallery.
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There's a live stream on the One & Other website, and naturally, Twitter is loving it - here's a #oneandother Twitterfall.
From the little I watched it seems very British, with people gazing up contemplatively from beneath umbrellas, and occasionally exchanging pleasantries with whoever's on shift (though they could equally be exchanging profanities, I suppose).
It doesn't have the carnival atmosphere that accompanied La Machine's huge mechanical spider as it wandered through Liverpool last year, but it's certainly getting some attention.
Not much by way of destination news or travel inspiration here, but this is need-to-know stuff as summer holiday time rolls around.
I'm terrible at packing shirts, despite the fact my dad works in menswear and folds like a ninja...
Found this slice of real-life butler training on Youtube - the chap in charge is Wayne Fitzharris of The International Guild of Butlers and Household Managers.
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Tourists can climb to the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York for the first time since the terrorist attacks of September 11 in 2001
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Top hoteliers reveal the best new design discoveries in London, Texas, New York City, Buenos Aires & Mexico City