tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299006518616360287.post1098034973314831954..comments2024-03-15T08:11:20.547+00:00Comments on Landscapism: Landscape in particular 6: Harberton, Devon and Tierra del FuegoEddie Procter (Landscapism)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10196792135158959223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299006518616360287.post-81737853705428156252013-05-09T22:59:34.069+01:002013-05-09T22:59:34.069+01:00Thanks Matt. Yes, I read In Patagonia when I was o...Thanks Matt. Yes, I read In Patagonia when I was out there. Made up? He was a mate of Werner Herzog, which is good enough for me!Eddie Procter (Landscapism)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10196792135158959223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299006518616360287.post-54448903888438182852013-05-09T10:15:55.511+01:002013-05-09T10:15:55.511+01:00I just re-read your piece and you quote Chatwin. d...I just re-read your piece and you quote Chatwin. doh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299006518616360287.post-59855568093428182792013-05-09T10:03:21.467+01:002013-05-09T10:03:21.467+01:00Great stuff Eddie. Did you ever read Bruce Chatwin...Great stuff Eddie. Did you ever read Bruce Chatwin's In Patagonia?<br />Supposedly a lot of it turned out to be not quite 'the truth' which seemed to annoy other travel writers like Paul Theroux, but a great read nonetheless. MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299006518616360287.post-28852835705008596972013-05-05T00:12:59.207+01:002013-05-05T00:12:59.207+01:00Thanks Sian! All of these amalgams of people and d...Thanks Sian! All of these amalgams of people and distant lands are fascinating. Presumabably people in Poland etc are writing wisfully about their compatriats that have migrated to Britain and other Western European countries. <br /><br />UKIP, BNP, French NF etc all need to be challenged - one small step from Fascism. Eddie Procter (Landscapism)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10196792135158959223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299006518616360287.post-5232586719949145742013-05-04T09:54:32.919+01:002013-05-04T09:54:32.919+01:00Just found this website about the Cornish diaspora...Just found this website about the Cornish diaspora in Mexico: http://www.cornish-mining.org.uk/delving-deeper/cornish-mining-mexicoSian Lacey Taylderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376422192437209839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299006518616360287.post-27726616691548462862013-05-04T09:38:40.104+01:002013-05-04T09:38:40.104+01:00A fascinating post, Eddie, and one which got me th...A fascinating post, Eddie, and one which got me thinking generally about landscapes of migration – which is something I occasionally get to teach in ‘A’ level geography – and more specifically about the impact of non-Spanish migrants on South American landscapes. I’ve seen the blond descendants of Cornish miners in the silver-mining areas of Mexico; their influence isn’t as visible as the Welsh in Patagonia but it’s still there if you know where to look. That would make an interesting PhD thesis!<br /><br />As an aside, and thinking about the concept of ‘going native’, many years ago I wrote the draft of a play called ‘Radio Escocia Libre’ in which a group of Scottish Football fans never returned from the 1986 World Cup in Mexico but created their own ‘Nueva Escocia’ in the city of Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl. By some freak of the atmosphere they could pick up Radio Scotland every Saturday lunchtime; this would be the time when their Scottishness was most pronounced but otherwise they lived in an amalgam of Scots and Mexicanidad. <br /><br />Maybe I should revive the idea!<br />Sian Lacey Taylderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376422192437209839noreply@blogger.com