Whilst shoppers are in fear of COVID. Shopkeepers are in fear of masks.
As the Lockdown restrictions come to a sort of end here in BJs Great Britain against a backdrop of Operation Fear and media frenzy circus. The medical-industrial complex ticking away to ensure greater profits. Fears of another lockdown down the line omnipresent.
Atlas Obscura: Nottingham Park Tunnel
Another location submitted and accepted to Atlas Obscura is this MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF VICTORIAN engineering that can be found hidden just outside the Nottingham city centre. Completed in May 1855, built originally to allow horse-drawn carriages access to the private enclosed village The Park estate. Commissioned to architects…
Submitted content to Atlas Obscura! Bulwell Bogs
For those who enjoy exploring and seeking out interesting locations recommended and submitted by others! Just in case they don’t get excepted have recreated them here! They haven’t reviewed them as yet, hopefully will do soon so people can come and do some urban tourism….
The Hollinwell Incident – Our Curious World Special
The Hollinwell Incident, 255 children mysteriously collapsed at a Jazzy band gala event held at the Hollinwell Showground, Kirkby in Ashfield in July 1980. Mass hysteria? Poisoned? Was there a cover-up? 40+ years on, still holds hot debate and discussion over the true events. Our…
Seeking the Sneinton Dragon
Atlas Obscura. Nottingham. What’s this, there’s a 15ft steel dragon? Let’s go find it! Bald and Bankrupt Travel vlog style! Join me in seeking the Sneinton Dragon in Nottingham! Let’s go! Have launched a new Travel and adventure vlog playlist on the Youtube channel! https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-sneinton-dragon-nottinghamshire-england
Hunting Mammoths in Creswell!
Today’s travel adventure vlog takes me to a place that has been on the bucket list for quite some time. Creswell Craggs! The locals thought, I was Russian and spoke about me with disdain! Now I wonder why that was?
Claire Davy | Irish ghosts & poltergeists | Our Curious World
Claire Davy of the Society of Psychical Research, The Ghost Club and ASSAP joins an upbeat conversation talking poltergeists and exorcisms. Ghosts and legends of Ireland. Further talking a personal passion for a case in Barbados researching where coffins moved violently in a sealed tomb….
Richard Freeman | Lake monsters of Siberia
Richard Freeman returns as our guest from the Centre for Fortean Zoology. Cryptozoological field research slowed down dramatically during Lockdown. Japanese culture and history featuring a wide variety of unusual cryptids and creatures. Lake monsters of Siberia. The Woke effect on culture. James Bond, Manga…
Recovering and reflecting from being in hospital
Kristian rambles about being in hospital recovering from covid. In Intensive Care and on the Critical Care ward. Evac suit-wearing doctors, having no dreams, being offered laxatives. Receiving presents, letters and messages. Thank you to all those who wished me well. https://www.kristianlander.com/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/Ourcuriousworld/Hospitalpodcast.mp3Podcast: Play in new…