Map Geek – Make it personal with romantic maps

January 28, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll already know what a geek I am when it comes to maps. Old, new and anything inbetween – maps are intriguing, enticing and informative. I’m the kind of person who wanders over to information maps on footpaths or in city centres and looks like a total tourist, […]

Map geek + Tips for adding personality to your rented home

April 25, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

Even though we all like our homes to reflect a little of our own style and personality, it can be difficult to make your house feel like a ‘home’ when you’re renting. Of course you can add your own furniture, pop some photos on the mantlepiece and throw down some colourful cushions, but the bare […]

Map geek – Wear your map on your sleeve

November 16, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’ve got that map-Monday feeling and I want to show you all something I got for my husband this week; a map on a t-shirt. Not just any map – I could actually choose the location of the map and have it custom-printed. Cool, huh?The company I went to for this personalised top is MapOnShirt.com. I […]

Map Geek – Land by Anthony Gormley

October 19, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

I can’t believe it, we’re nearly at the school half-term holidays again! Where did the last 7 weeks go? If you’ve got children of school age you probably base your life around the academic calendar too and are looking forward to, or dreading (!), the impending half-term break. I thought I’d share with you a […]

Map geek – My guide to Southwold Pier

July 13, 2015.Reading time 15 minutes.

This week I took a trip to the Suffolk coast to enjoy a day of traditional seaside fun and, more importantly, to hunt out Southwold Pier. This hidden gem is a classic seaside attraction and I really can’t think of anywhere better to spend the day when the weather is as glorious as it has […]

Map Geek – Max Gill

July 6, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

MacDonald Gill, known as Max, was a major figure in the graphic art world in the first half of the 20th century. Back in November I visited an exhibition of his work at The Lettering Arts Centre completely by accident and I was fascinated by the maps on display. The exhibits were a recent discovery, […]

Map Geek – Campus map of Huddersfield

May 31, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

Huddersfield is a very beautiful town in West Yorkshire, England. The special atmosphere of the city and architectural refinement attract thousands of tourists from around the world so today I’m focusing my map research on the town and its university. Its location – one hour from Liverpool, York, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham and only […]

Map geek – Globes around the house

May 4, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Globetrotter sounds so cool. How come there’s no such thing as a map-trotter? Sounds a bit piggy doesn’t it?? Anyway, as well as taking a keen interest in maps (so much so that I started this regular blog feature!) I also love globes. globe collection As much as I enjoy studying a world map, terrestrial globes […]

Map Geek – Going into the map

April 13, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

Do you remember that episode of Friends where the Chandler and Joey are tourists in London and Joey has to ‘go into the map’ in order to get his bearings? He put the map on the floor and stepped onto it to work out what direction to head in, even though he’d only just left […]