Category: culture
The furthest west you can go.
Alastair Campbell Diaries
New 7 Wonders
THe first global election.
Here’s the New 7 Wonders as voted for by you.
Rome – Colosseum
India – Taj Mahal
Brazil – Christ the Redeemer
Jordan – Petra
Mexico – Chichen Itza
Peru – Machu Picchu
China – Great WallThe government’s broadcasts to the effect of getting elected seems to have worked.
I’ve been to most of these wonders.
Wander
Rapa Nui is 50 40ft porous statues on a island 2,000 miles in the pacific.
The permanent population of the Easter islands is 3,791.
If you compare that to India, it’s not surprising they didn’t get it.
Never at Sea
The Nazca Lines in the western Atacama desert portrays illustrations only visible from directly above.
Virtually useless when wandering the dryest desert on earth, testament to the wacky stuff they got up to over there using stones.
BBC Announces launch of iPlayer

Following the ITV recent announcement to bring broadband download on films, BBC has announced it’s venture into Broadband TV.
Players will be able to download the latest or watch live: files in a format specific to the iPlayer lasting 30 days on the users computer.
The Beeb are making steps to present the whole back catalogue in the future.
Free
The service is to be Free to British license payers.




