Comments on: The importance of geography http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-geography go explore. experience. and be inspired. Wed, 23 May 2012 09:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The northern lights in Finnish Lapland | Velvet Escape http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-46069 The northern lights in Finnish Lapland | Velvet Escape Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:24:32 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-46069 [...] the northern lights or the aurora borealis. I was about eight when I first saw a picture of it in a geographic encyclopedia. I stared at the image for ages, in total awe of the colours and how they seemingly dance in the [...] [...] the northern lights or the aurora borealis. I was about eight when I first saw a picture of it in a geographic encyclopedia. I stared at the image for ages, in total awe of the colours and how they seemingly dance in the [...]

]]> By: Experiencing the Arctic wonders of Finnish Lapland | Velvet Escape http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-43152 Experiencing the Arctic wonders of Finnish Lapland | Velvet Escape Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:57:29 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-43152 [...] first read about it when I was about eight-years-old. I saw a picture and description about it in a geographic encycloepdia my parents had given me and I was enraptured. I promised myself that I would one day see it. That [...] [...] first read about it when I was about eight-years-old. I saw a picture and description about it in a geographic encycloepdia my parents had given me and I was enraptured. I promised myself that I would one day see it. That [...]

]]> By: A World of Inspiration — My Folie à Deux http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-7084 A World of Inspiration — My Folie à Deux Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:57:29 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-7084 [...] Velvet Escape, previously wrote about how his interests in travel and geography were fostered when his parents gave him an atlas. While I’ve never had an atlas until I was well into my 20′s (I’m in my [...] [...] Velvet Escape, previously wrote about how his interests in travel and geography were fostered when his parents gave him an atlas. While I’ve never had an atlas until I was well into my 20′s (I’m in my [...]

]]> By: The Shower Curtain « Got Passport: Will Travel. Will Serve. http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-3148 The Shower Curtain « Got Passport: Will Travel. Will Serve. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:57:14 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-3148 [...] Encyclopedia.  Thanks to @valvetescape I am encouraged and feel it is timely since I just read a post about the importance of geography.   His post has inspired me as a parent.  I hope one day my [...] [...] Encyclopedia.  Thanks to @valvetescape I am encouraged and feel it is timely since I just read a post about the importance of geography.   His post has inspired me as a parent.  I hope one day my [...]

]]> By: A World of Inspiration | NewsHaven http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-1961 A World of Inspiration | NewsHaven Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:34:59 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-1961 [...] Velvet Escape, previously wrote about how his interests in travel and geography were fostered when his parents gave him an atlas. While I’ve never had an atlas until I was well into my 20’s (I’m in my [...] [...] Velvet Escape, previously wrote about how his interests in travel and geography were fostered when his parents gave him an atlas. While I’ve never had an atlas until I was well into my 20’s (I’m in my [...]

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-1150 velvet Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:16:45 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-1150 Funny that you should mention it. I started collecting stamps and coins at about the same time as I received the encyclopedia. When my grandfather passed away, he left his collection to me. I haven't done anything with the collection in years though. It's in a safe somewhere. :-) Cheers, Keith Funny that you should mention it. I started collecting stamps and coins at about the same time as I received the encyclopedia. When my grandfather passed away, he left his collection to me. I haven’t done anything with the collection in years though. It’s in a safe somewhere. :-)

Cheers,
Keith

]]> By: Spot Cool Stuff http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-1149 Spot Cool Stuff Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:10:41 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-1149 Like you, I came to travel as a child through geography. You started with a gift encyclopedia. I started by stamp collecting. To this day my world view still includes countries like Rhodesia, Yugoslavia and North Yemen -- countries that no longer exist in name but that had stamps that fascinated me. Like you, I came to travel as a child through geography. You started with a gift encyclopedia. I started by stamp collecting. To this day my world view still includes countries like Rhodesia, Yugoslavia and North Yemen — countries that no longer exist in name but that had stamps that fascinated me.

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-923 velvet Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:01:54 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-923 Thanks for your comment. Glad your daughter will be 'graduating' soon! Sure looks like you're passing on the travel bug to your daughter. Awesome! Cheers, Keith Thanks for your comment. Glad your daughter will be ‘graduating’ soon! Sure looks like you’re passing on the travel bug to your daughter. Awesome!

Cheers,
Keith

]]> By: Aye http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-922 Aye Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:47:43 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-922 Hi Keith, What a great story! As long as I can remember, I've been fascinated by maps and geography as well. In fact, I bought a shower curtain with a world map on it for my daughter's bathroom. So before we go on a trip, we review it together and then when we return, we review it together. Soon she will be graduating to a geographic encyclopedia. Hi Keith,

What a great story! As long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by maps and geography as well. In fact, I bought a shower curtain with a world map on it for my daughter’s bathroom.

So before we go on a trip, we review it together and then when we return, we review it together. Soon she will be graduating to a geographic encyclopedia.

]]> By: Evan @ HomesAway http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-788 Evan @ HomesAway Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:11:20 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-788 Wow - this is like deja vu. I used to pore over the atlas (in my case, the big blue National Geographic one) as well, after reading the NG articles and looking at all those fabulously exotic pictures. Happily, we have a wall-size atlas in one of my son's rooms and I'm always planting the seeds for their future global adventures (...and my continuing ones!). Wow – this is like deja vu. I used to pore over the atlas (in my case, the big blue National Geographic one) as well, after reading the NG articles and looking at all those fabulously exotic pictures.

Happily, we have a wall-size atlas in one of my son’s rooms and I’m always planting the seeds for their future global adventures (…and my continuing ones!).

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-781 velvet Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:06:05 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-781 Thanks so much for your lovely comments! A special mention goes to my sister Judith who played a major role in my upbringing and who taught me many invaluable lessons. Leyla: that's an awesome story! That's definitely a very effective learning method (and fun too!). Carl: keep it up! There are some fantastic geographic reference books available with awesome photos and colourful illustrations, perfect for young kids. It'll definitely keep them occupied for hours (like it did for me!). Cheers, Keith Thanks so much for your lovely comments! A special mention goes to my sister Judith who played a major role in my upbringing and who taught me many invaluable lessons.

Leyla: that’s an awesome story! That’s definitely a very effective learning method (and fun too!).
Carl: keep it up! There are some fantastic geographic reference books available with awesome photos and colourful illustrations, perfect for young kids. It’ll definitely keep them occupied for hours (like it did for me!).

Cheers,
Keith

]]> By: Judith.A http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-780 Judith.A Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:58:05 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-780 How time flies... Look how far you've journeyed! Had never linked the geographic encyclopedia n the atlas to all this. But Mum would agree it kept you occupied for hours n gave us all a respite from all your WHY and WHERE questions. Dad doing well. Luv, J. How time flies…
Look how far you’ve journeyed!
Had never linked the geographic encyclopedia n the atlas to all this.
But Mum would agree it kept you occupied for hours n gave us all a respite from all your WHY and WHERE questions.
Dad doing well.
Luv,
J.

]]> By: Scribetrotter http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-779 Scribetrotter Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:11:00 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-779 This brought back so many memories! In my case it wasn't a book or encyclopedia but a simple game. To teach me to read and spell, as a tiny tot, my mother used sponge letters in my bathtub. She used them to form the capitals of the world. So as I learned to read, I learned the capitals. I soon graduated to stage 2, which was NAMING the capitals of the world. By the time I was five, I knew them all. Now that's a good start to a lifetime of travel! Thanks for the thought-provoking and memory-materializing post! This brought back so many memories!

In my case it wasn’t a book or encyclopedia but a simple game. To teach me to read and spell, as a tiny tot, my mother used sponge letters in my bathtub. She used them to form the capitals of the world. So as I learned to read, I learned the capitals.

I soon graduated to stage 2, which was NAMING the capitals of the world. By the time I was five, I knew them all. Now that’s a good start to a lifetime of travel!

Thanks for the thought-provoking and memory-materializing post!

]]> By: Carl Jackson http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-778 Carl Jackson Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:30:59 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-778 Hey Keith, I couldn't agree with you more and have still got the atlas my parents had for us when we were little. Spent a lot of time on the floor pouring over far off places thanks for sparkinjg the memory. It's now being used by my 2 1/2 year old to look at although he's a little young to understand the geography he knows where he lives and where elephants come from. Great post RT'ing from www.twitter.com/tourabout Hey Keith,
I couldn’t agree with you more and have still got the atlas my parents had for us when we were little. Spent a lot of time on the floor pouring over far off places thanks for sparkinjg the memory.

It’s now being used by my 2 1/2 year old to look at although he’s a little young to understand the geography he knows where he lives and where elephants come from.

Great post RT’ing from
http://www.twitter.com/tourabout

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-777 velvet Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:22:49 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-777 Thanks Kirsty! Great to have those occasional flashbacks eh?! :-) Cheers, Keith Thanks Kirsty! Great to have those occasional flashbacks eh?! :-)

Cheers,
Keith

]]> By: Kirsty Wilson http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-776 Kirsty Wilson Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:15:04 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-776 Hi Keith, thanks for your post. It brought back many memories of my own upbringing. My father is a retired Meterologist and so he was always interested in all the sciences. We spent many touring holidays exploring both southern & eastern Australia and pouring over maps as to where to go. I love maps, my 3 Atlases and even our Melways (local road map book of Melbourne!). Thanks for sharing and I'm glad to hear your Dad is doing OK too. Cheers from Down Under @kirsty_wilson Hi Keith, thanks for your post. It brought back many memories of my own upbringing. My father is a retired Meterologist and so he was always interested in all the sciences. We spent many touring holidays exploring both southern & eastern Australia and pouring over maps as to where to go. I love maps, my 3 Atlases and even our Melways (local road map book of Melbourne!). Thanks for sharing and I’m glad to hear your Dad is doing OK too.

Cheers from Down Under

@kirsty_wilson

]]> By: Andy Jarosz http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-774 Andy Jarosz Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:52:56 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-774 Nice post as ever Keith, As Ashley said it's always good to hear what simple factor triggered peoples' passion to travel. Do you still have the old atlas and have you looked after it? You will surely keep it as a family heirloom! Don't you love studying an old atlas and seeing how much the countries have changed? Germany, Yugoslavia, USSR (mine still had Rhodesia and Ceylon, but then I'm older than you!) I am a firm believer that no home is complete with a good quality atlas or globe (and preferably both). Cheers, Andy Nice post as ever Keith,

As Ashley said it’s always good to hear what simple factor triggered peoples’ passion to travel. Do you still have the old atlas and have you looked after it? You will surely keep it as a family heirloom! Don’t you love studying an old atlas and seeing how much the countries have changed? Germany, Yugoslavia, USSR (mine still had Rhodesia and Ceylon, but then I’m older than you!)

I am a firm believer that no home is complete with a good quality atlas or globe (and preferably both).

Cheers,
Andy

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-775 velvet Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:43:10 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-775 Hi Andy, Thanks for your comment. Yes, in fact I still have the encyclopedia and the atlas my sister bought me (in the picture). I totally agree with you. No home would be complete without an atlas and/or a globe! Best regards, Keith Hi Andy,

Thanks for your comment. Yes, in fact I still have the encyclopedia and the atlas my sister bought me (in the picture). I totally agree with you. No home would be complete without an atlas and/or a globe!

Best regards,
Keith

]]> By: Vera Marie Badertscher http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-772 Vera Marie Badertscher Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:30:38 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-772 Keith: Thanks again for sharing your love of geography with the readers of A Travelers' Library. Your mention of pen pals brings back my pre-teen pen pal from Wales. She sent me pictures of the coronation of Elizabeth (which dates me considerably!) and I was amazed at the way that people worshiped their royalty in England. Because of that experience, I've always wanted to see Wales, but haven't made it there yet. I recently tried to locate her through Internet resources, but did not succeed. But thank you for bringing me back the memories. Vera Keith: Thanks again for sharing your love of geography with the readers of A Travelers’ Library.

Your mention of pen pals brings back my pre-teen pen pal from Wales. She sent me pictures of the coronation of Elizabeth (which dates me considerably!) and I was amazed at the way that people worshiped their royalty in England. Because of that experience, I’ve always wanted to see Wales, but haven’t made it there yet.

I recently tried to locate her through Internet resources, but did not succeed.

But thank you for bringing me back the memories.

Vera

]]> By: JoAnna http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-770 JoAnna Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:27:26 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-770 Thanks for the great post! One of my favorite books is still my atlas, though I should probably get a new one because countries seem to change names and boundaries every year, and my dog-eared copy has definitely seen more than one birthday! Thanks for the great post!

One of my favorite books is still my atlas, though I should probably get a new one because countries seem to change names and boundaries every year, and my dog-eared copy has definitely seen more than one birthday!

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-771 velvet Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:48:55 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-771 Thanks for your comment Joanna. I know the feeling. My atlas will make a great exhibit at a museum! ;-) Cheers, Keith Thanks for your comment Joanna. I know the feeling. My atlas will make a great exhibit at a museum! ;-)

Cheers,
Keith

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-769 velvet Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:28:29 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-769 Hi Ashley, Thank you for your wonderful comment. It is indeed amazing how a simple act can shape one's life/path. Most times, we tend to overlook these small acts but it's great to look back and realise the impact these small acts have had on us. Puts so many things into perspective. Cheers, Keith Hi Ashley,
Thank you for your wonderful comment. It is indeed amazing how a simple act can shape one’s life/path. Most times, we tend to overlook these small acts but it’s great to look back and realise the impact these small acts have had on us. Puts so many things into perspective.

Cheers,
Keith

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-768 velvet Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:22:22 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-768 Haha, thanks Jen! I'll relay that message to my parents. :-) My Dad is recuperating. So far, so good. Fingers crossed! Cheers, Keith Haha, thanks Jen! I’ll relay that message to my parents. :-) My Dad is recuperating. So far, so good. Fingers crossed!

Cheers,
Keith

]]> By: Ashley Bruckbauer http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-767 Ashley Bruckbauer Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:19:21 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-767 Keith, Loved the message of the guest post on 'A Traveler's Library' and its continuance here. I think it is so interesting to see how people first found their passions, typically spearheaded by a simple act in childhood or youth. The fact my parents were art collectors who toted me to endless auctions and galleries played a large role in my later interest in art history. Attending Native American cultural festivals as a child also instilled in me a wonder for traditions, customs, and languages different from my own. Most recently, reading a book based on solo female travel allowed me to see what is possible in this life. It is fascinating how one event can completely change an outlook and inspire how you live your life. Thanks so much for sharing. Best, Ashley Keith,

Loved the message of the guest post on ‘A Traveler’s Library’ and its continuance here. I think it is so interesting to see how people first found their passions, typically spearheaded by a simple act in childhood or youth. The fact my parents were art collectors who toted me to endless auctions and galleries played a large role in my later interest in art history. Attending Native American cultural festivals as a child also instilled in me a wonder for traditions, customs, and languages different from my own. Most recently, reading a book based on solo female travel allowed me to see what is possible in this life.
It is fascinating how one event can completely change an outlook and inspire how you live your life.

Thanks so much for sharing.

Best, Ashley

]]> By: jen Laceda http://velvetescape.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-geography/#comment-766 jen Laceda Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:18:47 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=2057#comment-766 You have wonderful parents! They've raised a good son. How is your dad doing? You have wonderful parents! They’ve raised a good son. How is your dad doing?

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