Archive for June, 2007
The new seven wonders
June 3rd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
There’s a global poll to select a new seven wonders of the world. The shortlist consists of 21 locations and I’ve been fortunate enough to visit 14 of them. The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, 7 July 2007.
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“Luke – I am your father!”
June 2nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
This week, my son Richard (31 on Monday) and I commemorated something of a family tradition of almost three decades by visiting a special “Star Wars” exhibition at County Hall in central London. I’ve always been a huge film fan and I really enjoy science fiction movies. So I was thrilled when the first “Star […]
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The question of nationhood
June 1st, 2007 by Roger Darlington
I really enjoy travelling to other countries and meeting people of different cultures. To date, I have managed to visit 46 countries of very different historical backgrounds and current circumstances. The more I travel, the more I feel that one of the key questions of our age is: what is the nature of the nation […]
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Forgotten World (85): Chongqing
June 1st, 2007 by Roger Darlington
It is a city that, with a population of 10 million, is already larger than many countries around the world. But it is the fastest growing city on earth and by 2020 its population is expected to have doubled to 20 million. But hardly anyone has heard of it. It is the city of Chongqing […]
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