Archive for June, 2005

MINI Word of the Day

Tuesday, June 21st, 2005

A few days ago MINIUSA launched a great Word of the Day desktop widget. The Flash based widget generates a different word every day and is available for download here.
Here’s a couple of good ones to start you off:
Rockupied adj. When you’re physically unable to leave the car until a song is over.
Roverdrive v. The […]

How big is Wales?

Thursday, June 16th, 2005

Wales is just over 20,000 square kilometres (7,722 square miles) in size. At its widest it’s 200 kilometres (125 miles) east to west, and 250 kilometres (155 miles) north to south.

What is cymru anyway?

Sunday, June 12th, 2005

Quite simply, Cymru is the Welsh name for Wales [pronounced CUM-REE].
If you’re not sure what Wales is, it’s one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland). It is a Celtic country and located in the south-west of Great Britain, bordered by England to the east, the […]