Monthly Archives: August 2019

New ‘Blue Reserves’ to Protect Marine Environment

Posted on August 28, 2019 by devongeography

I was fortunate enough to get a few decent days at Ladram Bay in the good weather this month before the storms blew in. Apart from giving me a great opportunity to study the fascinating geology of this part of … Continue reading →

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Drink Tap Water to Reduce Plastic Bottle Use in Iceland

Posted on August 26, 2019 by devongeography

Tap water in Iceland is of such good quality – fresh and straight from the glaciers – that it always shocks me to see so many tourists spending out on bottled water. A recent survey of people in North America … Continue reading →

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Disappearing Glaciers in Iceland – OK Glacier and Solheimajokull

Posted on August 22, 2019 by devongeography

One of the highlights of my regular trips to Iceland is a visit to the Solheimajokull glacier in the south of the country. This is one of the most accessible glaciers in Iceland, and it provides an excellent opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Chasing Geography Textbooks in a Camper Van 7 – Stonehenge and Avebury

Posted on August 14, 2019 by devongeography

The camper van continues to explore in 2019! The purpose of the project started last year is explained below: I often zoom past Stonehenge while travelling on the A303, and haven’t visited this famous monument close-up since childhood. So I … Continue reading →

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Space Travel – Future Tourist Boom?

Posted on August 9, 2019 by devongeography

With the 50th anniversary of the moon landing celebrated last month, it reminds me of some changes that will need to be made to any lessons on modern tourism. We now have to consider the concept of ‘space tourism’ becoming … Continue reading →

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New Population Data For The Classroom

Posted on August 7, 2019 by devongeography

Some recently released population data from the United Nations show some interesting future projections. Four of the 10 most populous countries in the world – Brazil, Bangladesh, Russia and Mexico – will no longer be among the top 10 in … Continue reading →

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The Role Of Tourism In The Global Economy – An Update

Posted on August 5, 2019 by devongeography

The World Tourism Organisation (UNTWO) has recently released some figures that show how tourism is playing an increasingly important role in the global economy. According to their data, In 2018 there were a record 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals – … Continue reading →

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Teaching About World Heritage Sites

Posted on August 3, 2019 by devongeography

Continuing the theme of World Heritage Sites from the last two blog entries, here is a lesson I used to use when investigating the Jurassic Coast with key stage three students. It has been adapted from an original idea created … Continue reading →

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Visiting World Heritage Sites

Posted on August 2, 2019 by devongeography

Following on from the last blog entry at the end of July, I got to thinking about the World Heritage Sites I have been lucky enough to visit myself over years of travel. Following the UNESCO 2019 ‘update’ meeting in … Continue reading →

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