Large triangularish island being booted toward Africa by Italy's toe; autonomous region of Italy; active volcanoes: Stromboli & Mount Etna; tourism hotspot; where sonnets originated; only 1.5 miles (2.41 km) from mainland Italy; ethnic melting pot; Archimedes (“Don’t disturb my circles”); sunny beaches, beaches, and more beaches; archaeological haven
Sri Lanka ?
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)/ an island south of India in the Indian Ocean./rainforest/ highlands and sandy beaches/Buddhist ruins/ 5th-century citadel Sigiriya/ Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka's ancient capital/ Capitals/ Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
Gibraltar?
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Déjà vu... #762
British territory; peninsula attached to Spain; one of the Pillars of Hercules; Rock of Gibraltar; Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival: November 15-18, 2018; Do Not Feed or Pet the Monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar (Barbary Macaques); St. Michaels Cave (one of over 150 caves in the Rock of Gibraltar). New stuff: the road into Gibraltar is perpendicular to an airport runway and is shut down when a plane needs to land; Gibraltar is only 9-miles (14 1/2 km) from Africa.
Myanmar ?
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Myanmar formerly Burma/ Southeast Asian/ more than 100 ethnic groups /Yangon formerly Rangoon the country's largest city/bustling markets/the towering gilded Shwedagon Pagoda/Capital Naypyidaw.
Portugal?
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Henry the Navigator; Luís Vaz de Camões; Vasco da Gama; corks; surfing; oldest country in Europe; world's oldest bookstore; 1755 estimated 9.0 Richter All Saint's Day earthquake in Lisboa; Port; Madeira
Tasmania
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who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Tasmania an island state off Australia, parks and reserves. On the Tasman Peninsula, the 19th-century Port Arthur is now an open-air museum. In Hobart, the port capital, Salamanca Place's is now galleries and boutiques.
The Nethertland?
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
High fallutin' name for Holland; Dutch; flat land with much below sea level ( >25% ); windmills; tulips; clogs; invented gin; "highest English-proficiency in the world" ( 86% ) - I assume that's after GB and the USA... but I could be wrong; orange; largest beer exporter in the world
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
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who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Islands
China
Cradle of civilization/invention, dynastic, pandas, silk, porcelain, stamp collecting, Three Gorges Dam, poets/poetry...
Estonia ?
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Estonia Northern Europe,/borders the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland/more than 1,500 islands/ rocky beaches/ forest / lakes/castles/ churches and hilltop fortresses. The capital, Tallinn.
Finland?
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Helsinki; Linux; 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands; Air Guitar and Wife Carrying world Championships are held there; Tango; Heavy Metal; home of Santa Claus to many; much prior to the EURO being established squirrel skins were used as currency.
Maldives ?
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Sinking underneath the water. The president of the Maldives is desperately trying to buy land so his people have a place to live when the island is sunk by global warming.
United States? (for people living outside the US).
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