Today is the first day in a long time that the weather is cooler and we all seem to be walking just a little quicker. Did you know that summer is officially over next week? Get your light jackets out, September 22 is the first day of Autumn!
In ode to the summer and to all your brilliant summer tales this week, I thought I would share a very extraordinary story with you about a man, Gunther Holtorf, who decided to go on a 26 year holiday (177 countries and 884,000km (549,000 miles))! Talk about a very long summer.
Here’s a lovely photo-documentary by the photographer, David Lemke:
This article by the BBC gives you detailed information: http://www.bbc.com/news/special/2014/newsspec_8703/index.html
And before we check out for the weekend, how about an informative video on the differences between British and American English Pronunciation?British vs American | English Pronunciation Lesson
Can you tell the difference? Do you use one form of pronunciation more than the other? Or maybe you have a preference??
Photo Source: Philip Barlow
