Yearly archives: 2021

I went to the new Holocaust Galleries at the Imperial War Museum today. There are a lot of maps in the exhibition, animated, historic, propaganda. I thought I’d take some pictures and post them but then I reconsidered, this is meant to be a light hearted and fun site – […]

Dave Miller pointed out that the base of a Highland Park whisky bottle has a map of the Orkney Islands embossed onto it. Just about perfect for those of us who love maps and single malts.

Map showing the planning for hauliers travelling through Kent during the Brexit transition. Nothing very wild about the map, but all of our editors agree that Brexit was a wild idea so we think it qualifies. Imagine making a whole motorway section one-way!

Elizabeth sent me a snap of this mural of a Tardis and a globe outside Finchley tube station

Thanks to Andrew Middleton for this beautiful wall map from Glen Ellen, California (not Scotland as I immediately assumed). Nice spot to stop and sip the local wines.

Marc Tobias Metten sent us this pic of a bus drivers toilet in an old metal container decorated with a globe mural. “That’s a toilet metal container, but it’s not public. It’s at the end station of a bus line and only bus drivers have keys”

Neil Ackroyd sent us this fun mouse mat. Apparently it has some connection to the HP Lovecraft story Call of Cthulhu and subsequent adventure games (I can’t pronounce that, let alone spell it) which are outside of my experience. Still a nice mouse mat if you still have a need […]

Don’t you want to taste this Aquavit? Atle Frenvik Seven sent us a pic of his favourite tipple. Apparently – “Gammel Reserve is a blend of mature aquavits produced by the three traditional Norwegian distilleries Løiten, Lysholm and Opland. This unique blend was first produced in 1927. Ageing in oak […]

A currency exchange shop spotted in Tel Aviv.

These map biscuits come from the Ordnance Survey, I don’t know what was the reason for making them (not that you need a reason) nor who they were eaten by (not me)

There was a march and demonstration by younger people today in Tel Aviv urging the Israeli government to do more to combat climate change. It was one of a worldwide series of events in the run up to COP 26. This bouncy globe caught my attention and then I spotted […]