Foreign – Lighthouse Memories

Mise Tales Forty-Six

October 11, 2014book, Great Bear Rainforest, Italy, lighthouse, litehouse, magazine covers, photos, videArt, Beachcombing, Books, Books, British Columbia, Canada, Environment, Europe, First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans, Fishing, Foreign, Information, Italy, Lighthouses, North America, Oceans, Oceans, Oil Spills, Photos, Recreation, Shipwrecks, Souvenirs, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. As mentioned earlier on the front page of my website, any photos or cartoons, or short bits of information, when it is removed from the front page, will also be included again later in the next next Misc Tales posting. That way you can keep track […]

Mise Tales Forty-Three

June 7, 2014anniversary, boat, British Columbia, contest, lighthouse, litehouse, photos, tours, Trinity HouseAdvertisement, Art, Boats, British Columbia, Coins, Coins, England, Foreign, Government, History, Information, Lighthouses, Photographs, Photos, Souvenirs, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

Mise Tales Forty-Two

May 27, 2014BC, lighthouse, litehouse, UK, USA, vacationAdvertisement, Beachcombing, Bed & Breakfast, British Columbia, Canada, Construction, England, Environment, Foreign, Government, Information, Lighthouses, Photos, Real Estate, Recreation, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

Dreams of Being a Lighthouse Keeper

May 15, 2014automation, lighthouse, litehouse, Trinity House, UKAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Automation, Bed & Breakfast, Construction, England, Europe, Foreign, Government, History, Ireland, Lighthouses, On The Job, Operators, Real Estate, Recreation, Reprint, Scotland, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, WalesretlkprLeave a Comment

For years past, adults and children of all ages had dreams of growing up to be an adventurous lighthouse keeper. That dream is slowly dimming as the world automates its lighthouses. The following article from The Guardian brings to our attention the dimming of the dream in the UK The lure of the lighthouse for […]

Mise Tales Forty-One

May 11, 2014for sale, lighthouse, litehouse, night, photosArt, British Columbia, Canada, Coast Guard, England, Environment, Europe, Foreign, Information, Lighthouses, Night Time, North America, Photographs, Real Estate, Ships & Shipping, Space, Tenders, Travel, United KingdomretlkprLeave a Comment

Two of the World’s Oldest Lighthouses

May 5, 2014lighthouse, litehouse, UK, worldAdult Memories, Canada, Construction, Earthquake, Foreign, History, Information, Lighthouses, North America, Nova Scotia, Travel, United Kingdom, WorldwideretlkprLeave a Comment

Under the title Can you shed light on it? by the Grimsby Telegraph and posted: on May 01, 2014 Tim Mickleburgh said: The world’s oldest lighthouse (the Pharos of Alexandria) was built by Sostratus of Cnidus around 270 BC. It was a pyramid-shaped tower of white marble on the island of Pharos (in Greek the word Pharos means […]

A Lighthouse For Aircraft

April 29, 2014aircraft, lens, lighthouse, litehouseAutomation, Construction, Equipment, Europe, Foreign, France, History, Information, Lighthouses, Night Time, Tourism, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

What a beautiful lens! What a unique story. On Facebook the United States Lighthouse Society page shared a photo of the Brittany (Bretagne), France St. Mathieu lighthouse lens. It was borrowed from the Bretagne Phare St-Mathieu Facebook page. In French the page says: La saison démarre bien, j’ai déjà accueillit beaucoup de monde. Et qui dit nouvelle saison , […]

It’s Old, But Not The Oldest!

April 25, 2014bottle, found, lighthouse, litehouseBeachcombing, Communication, Fishboats, Foreign, History, Lighthouses, Message in a Bottle, Recreation, Souvenirs, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

On September 21, 2013 I wrote Message in a Bottle which described a 107 year old message-in-a-bottle find. Later on October 29, 2013 I wrote More Messges in Bottles which described more messages found in bottles. It seems that everybody loves to do it! Today I found this story in The Local – Germany’s News in English […]

What Light Is That?

April 21, 2014book, lighthouse, lightship, litehouse, movieBooks, Foreign, France, Information, Light, Lighthouses, Stories, Tourism, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

What light is that? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Maybe when reading a magazine, seeing an advertisement, or watching a movie – what lighthouse is that? Where is that lighthouse? Well this happened to me while I was watching the first of the Jason Bourne movies – The Bourne Identity (IMDb) Eight (8) […]

Lighthouses of Brazil

April 17, 2014holidays, lighthouse, litehouse, travelArt, Foreign, History, Hobbies, Information, Lighthouses, Photographs, Photos, Recreation, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

A friend of mine from the Coast Guard, Abe VanOeveren, now retired, loves to travel to Brazil. Knowing I was running this site he asked if I wanted photos of the lighthouses he comes across in his travels. My answer was a definite YES! So, below are photos sent to me by Abe. I am […]

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