Monthly Archives: May 2014

I’ve written previously about the possible Portuguese landing on the coast of Northern Australia during the age of European discovery. The initial evidence was fairly circumstantial, but at the same time there were reports that a cannon of possibly Portuguese … Continue reading →

A group of scientists have recently analysed some mouse remains on Madeira and shown them to come from (a) some time in the tenth century and (b) the mitochondrial DNA of the mice suggests a Scandanavian origin rather than a … Continue reading →

Back in 2009 we spent the best part of six weeks in Europe. Of course we tried to cram too much in but in the middle of the trip we did spend a relaxing few days in Monpazier doing not … Continue reading →

It’s been cold in Canberra this week, and to cap it all the heating at work has decided to malfunction. Fortunately my office gets the morning sun so it does warm up fairly quickly, but the heating is currently blowing … Continue reading →

I’me about halfway through a book about an attempt to prove what happened to Butch Cassidy and his sidekick after the shootout in Bolivia. If you’ve seen the classic 1969 movie, you’ll know how it ends with the two desperados … Continue reading →