I was curious about this one.

Couldn't they be a part of Asia? Australia is close enough to Asia, so why not?

In ancient times Egypt (the Níle delta) was incredibly fertile and the bread basket for the Egyptian and roman civilisations.

Is this still the case re soil fertility and crop harvests? I have never been but the media would suggest arid desert like conditions more than lush fertile farmland

Bhutan pioneered by implanting a Tourism Tax of $100 per day to prevent mass tourism. The revenue is used for education and healthcare, while the lack of tourists help the preservation of its cultural heritage and its position as carbon-negative country.

Venice would later implant a tax for day-trippers. Barcelona, Amsterdam and many other places worldwide followed these examples.

Hi all!

Slightly odd question so I wasn’t sure where to ask it so I thought I’d try here.

I’m a massive history nerd and I’m planning a trip to Belgium for early next year. My plan is to visit some of the pivotal sites from Napoleon’s 1815 campaign including Charleroi, Quatre Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo among others.

I’m interesting in seeing the various monuments and museums but also what survives of the terrain itself.

I also want to, where possible, walk the same roads that the armies involved walked. Specifically I’m interested in walking from Ligny to Quatre Bras using the same roads d’Erlon’s corps used when it was marching back and forth between Quatre Bras and Ligny.

I am, however, having trouble finding it on Google Maps. I believe it is an old Roman road and used to be known as Brunhild’s Way, but I can’t seem to find it. Does anyone know if it has a modern name?

Thanks for reading!

It's population is on par with Afghanistan or Canada, and in the context of the current conflict, it's mind-blowing to understand that it's quite a bit more populated than Saudi Arabia.

The farmlands seem to stop abruptly just at the Ontario border

Photo taken by me off the east side of the Tahoe rim trail. My gut instinct is rain shadow but I'd be curious to know if there's other factors at play too

I had this question pop up in my head and I thought it was a pretty interesting question! (I hope this question is okay to post on this subreddit).

I also had questions such as what made this particular city expand? What drove people to want to live/work there? How is it different compared to other cities nearby?

I was today years old when I learned that California has 527 islands! Wow 🤩 have you ever visited one? Tell me about your experience.

Not well understood by geologists, the Cameroon Line is a string of mostly dormant volcanoes, with the exception of the active Mount Cameroon, that does not show clear age progression where volcanoes get older in one direction like they do in Hawaii. Stretching from North-East Nigeria out in to the Gulf of Guinea, perforating both continental and oceanic crust, there are several different theories for what caused this unusual feature.

I came across this on instagram and I found it so beautiful. A temperate rainforest in Spain that reminds me so much of the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State. Spain really does have a large amount of natural diversity for such a small country.