In Belem just on the outskirts of Lisbon is the Padrão dos Descobrimentos or Monument of the Discoveries commemorating the great explorers of Portugal’s past. In front of the monument is this amazing marble map detailing the extent of the Portuguese empire at its peak.
Dave Lovell sent me this beautiful pic that shows the scale of the Marble Map, the holiday pic of me shows some of the detail.
The monument is pretty cool too
A restaurant in New Delhi called Ardor offers this Thali. The tray is in the shape of the map of India and […]
Erik shared this from his French excursions. “A #mapsinthewild and #rotaryinternational together. I’d usually say Nice, but it’s actually Lyon…” I’d say […]
Reinder shared one of his favourite t-shirts. I think Ken will prefer it to my Africa t-shirt
Darrell Fuhriman sent me these pics from the Salt Pub in Ilwaco, Washington. “They decorated with old nautical charts, including a lamp […]
