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Kent (Ancient Greek: Κάντιον, romanized: Kántion) is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surreyto the west, and Greater London to the north-west. The county has an area of 3,544 square kilometres (1,368 sq mi) and had population of 1,875,893 in 2022, making it the fifth most populous county in England.…

Hampshire, abbreviated to Hants,) is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. Southampton is the largest settlement, while Winchester is the county town. Settled about 14,000 years ago, Hampshire’s recorded history dates to Roman Britain, when its chief town was Venta Belgarum (now Winchester).  Winchester Cathedral, formally…

Philadelphia (/ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/ⓘFIL-ə-DEL-fee-ə), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States. William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom, and served as the capital of the colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a vital role during the American Revolution and Revolutionary War. It served as the central meeting place…

Today is my Trombone birthday (76…you know, ‘76 Trombones lead the big parade, with 110 coronets close at hand…’) It is my birthday so I fly the flag of our namesake: Flanders. It is the Dutch speaking northern portion of Belgium. It is ‘Vlaandeeren’ in Dutch; ‘Flandre’ in French and ‘Flandern’ in German. The capital…

The Republic of Kiribati, an independent island nation composed of islands, atolls and coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. Kiribati is another place where despite there being humans there for thousands of years, once England found it to be of strategic importance it well…took it. It was a good port to stop at while in…

Prince Edwards Island. One of three Maritime Canadian provinces. It is the smallest province, but the most densely populated. It is named after Queen Victoria’s father, Prince Edward. The First Nation people who ‘owned’ the island were the Mi’Kmaq. In their language they called it ‘Land cradled by the Waves.’ When the Europeans came and…

As a resident of Colorado, we have loved every moment we could spend in our neighbor to the North, Wyoming. In addition to the natural beauty of the land, it has always been a fascinating place. The flag is a good flag, not fantastic because of the addition of the state seal. If it were…

The Argentine Republic (Argentina). The country in South America that shares the Southern Cone of SA with Chile. It also claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and a few other islands. It’s name is not from Spanish, but was originally from the Italian for ‘made of silver.’ Argentina covers most of the…

The Irish Travelers Irish Travellers (Irish: An lucht siúil, meaning the walking people), also known as Mincéirs (Shelta: Mincéirí) or Pavees, are a traditionally peripatetic indigenous ethno-cultural group originating in Ireland. “Despite sometimes being incorrectly referred to as “Gypsies“, Irish Travellers are not genetically related to the Romani people, who are of Indo-Aryan origin. Genetic analysis has shown Irish Travellers to be of Irish descent, and that they…

Staffordshire(/ˈstæfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the south-east, the West Midlands county and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The county is located on the River Trent, the third longest river in England. It was the site of a number…