27 Sep /13

Camouflage

The practice of camouflage has been a discussion point for thousands of years, and for most of that time the discussion revolved around creatures with a natural gift for concealment.Continue reading Camouflage

26 Sep /13

China

China and the armchair travellers Eden, Hakluyt, Herbert – translator, geographer, ambassador Modern day China is the subject of countless works of fiction and non-fiction, but until the sixteenth century the country was unknown to English speakers.Continue reading China

Burger
23 Sep /13

Burger

The burger is now thought of as an archetypically American meal, but of course its name derives from the German city of Hamburg.Continue reading Burger