Dom Stapleton

Dom Stapleton

My favourite holiday experience was watching a Spaniard pour water down a hole. This wasn’t just any old hole, of course; it was a small geyser in Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote. A few seconds after he poured the water down the hole, it came shooting back out again several feet into the air.

He also showed us a barbecue, laden with chickens which were cooking using only the heat from the volcano below.

I was most disappointed at the lack of a volcano-powered fryer for the chips, though…

Tree of Life: The tree that grows in the middle of a desert

Thursday, 16 May 2013   Science and nature   By Dom Stapleton
Tree of Life: The tree that grows in the middle of a desert

Most people don’t cope with a lack of drink very well. I know I certainly don’t; I need to have a ready supply of ice-cold carbonated drinks on standby throughout the day. But this Prosopis cineraria tree from Bahrain manages to cope very well indeed considering it’s in the middle of a very dry desert.

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See the World on Regent Street this Sunday

Wednesday, 8 May 2013   Miscellaneous   By Dom Stapleton
See the World on Regent Street this Sunday

If you’ve been reading our blog, you might get the impression that we love experiencing different cultures from around the world. Well, that’s because we do! And if you do too, you can come and join us at the World on Regent Street in London this Sunday.

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Palais Idéal: The palace that was built by a postman

Thursday, 2 May 2013   Sights and smells   By Dom Stapleton
Palais Idéal: The palace that was built by a postman

Where I live, the only things left behind by the local postmen are letters for the person who used to live in my flat and the odd discarded rubber band. But in Hauterives, France, the local postman left a little more than that… Ferdinand Cheval left an entire palace, made from stones he’d picked up on his daily mail round!

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Aokigahara: Japan’s suicide forest

Thursday, 25 April 2013   Sights and smells   By Dom Stapleton
Aokigahara: Japan's suicide forest

It’s said that going for a quick walk outside can lift even the most stubborn feelings of depression. A few minutes taking in the fresh air, the birdsong and the sound of the wind blowing through the trees can cheer you up and put a spring in your step. This is all assuming, however, that you’re not going for a walk in Japan’s Aokigahara forest. Because, chances are, a walk in Aokigahara will end in the taking of your own life.

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Coco de mer: Is this the world’s strangest palm tree?

Wednesday, 24 April 2013   Science and nature   By Dom Stapleton
Coco de mer: Is this the world's strangest palm tree?

You might have noticed that we have a bit of an obsession with the bizarre and the unusual. So you can only imagine how excited we were when we discovered the coco de mer, a palm tree which can be found on the islands of Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles. Because, as you can see, it’s definitely no ordinary palm tree…

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