A Maritime Archaeology of Ships: Innovation and Social Change in Medieval and Early Modern Europe Title:A Maritime Archaeology of Ships: Innovation and Social Change in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeAuthor(s):Jonathan AdamsPublisher:Oxbow BooksPublished:December 11, 2013Format:epubDate Added:May 8, 2023calibre ID:e-782Read:NoDate Finished:n/a About the Book In the last fifty years the investigation of maritime archaeological sites in the … Continue reading My Book Collection: A Maritime Archaeology of Ships by Jonathan Adams
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Stamps of 2023: Norfolk Island (Jan. 2023)
Jan. 31, 2023 Lost Birds of Norfolk Island On January 31, 2023, Australia Post will issue two stamp designs inscribed "Norfolk Island" in gummed sheets of 50 stamps each and a miniature sheet containing one of each design. These depict two birds that are now extinct on Norfolk Island. The stamps are valid throughout Australia … Continue reading Stamps of 2023: Norfolk Island (Jan. 2023)
Phuket Weekly 2022 #4 (22-31 January)
Another wholly uneventful week, largely the same as the one previous with a couple of exceptions. First, the teachers returned to our school to continue our online lessons following a week spent doing the same from home. I suppose they got wind that we were actually enjoying working from home, free of the problems that … Continue reading Phuket Weekly 2022 #4 (22-31 January)
Phuket Weekly 2022 #3 (15-21 January)
It was a relatively calm week. Sunday was National Teachers' Day which meant nothing as it was a regular day off (my usual two-hour in-house class cancelled due to the continuing pandemic situation). I did receive a few well-wishes from my students so that was nice. Mostly, I spent the day preparing my new laptop … Continue reading Phuket Weekly 2022 #3 (15-21 January)
A Whirlwind Month (Plus Big Changes On the Horizon)
November whipped right by with nary a blink. I stayed busy throughout the month although the actual work load has been extremely light. Most of my "downtime" in the office was spent working on the Philatelic Pursuits website. As of this writing, I have published just over 170 articles to the site this month beating … Continue reading A Whirlwind Month (Plus Big Changes On the Horizon)
A Bit of Tinglish at Central, Phuket
All over Southeast Asia, there are examples of signs badly translated into English. In my experience, Thailand seems to have a higher percentage of “crazy English” signs than anywhere else in the region. There’s even a word for it: Tinglish, which is a combination of “English” and the Thai word, ting tong, meaning “odd” (equivalent … Continue reading A Bit of Tinglish at Central, Phuket
Philatelic Pursuits: February and March 2015
Following more than a month of working at a school on an small island just to the east of Phuket Town, I am finally able to pursue a few of my favorite free-time activities. One of those is writing for this blog (which suffered greatly with student assessments and a week-long English camp at the … Continue reading Philatelic Pursuits: February and March 2015
The 12 Days of Christmas Stamps 2013: #8, Germany (2013)
Yes, there are many 2013 stamps in this series of Christmas favorites. This is because I have just returned to the hobby of philately and have been looking at recent issues trying to get up-to-date with what's out there. I'm going with first impressions and this one from Germany leapt out at me as soon … Continue reading The 12 Days of Christmas Stamps 2013: #8, Germany (2013)
Mark Joseph Jochim 