Thread: 12 Places To Hide If The World Goes Crap

The Masked Tulip, on 11 November 2009 - 05:25 PM, said: Yes, the salt was harvested because in ancient times salt was precious but... for years visitors to Ibiza have complained of the water tasting salty or their clothes being damaged by washing in the salty water... and even things like washing machines breaking down because of the salt accumulation... I was merely pointing out that your earlier post stated that "Historically, the...

kingsgate, on 11 November 2009 - 04:51 PM, said: You've got this the wrong way around. Ibiza was indeed famous for evaporating sea water - they still do it. But this is done to end up with salt, not fresh water. They let the sea water into large pans and then wait for the sun to evaporate the water and then collect the salt crystals left behind. See here: Ibiza Salt Pans They didn't "harvest" the fresh water - it...

The Masked Tulip, on 11 November 2009 - 05:25 PM, said: Yes, the salt was harvested because in ancient times salt was precious but... for years visitors to Ibiza have complained of the water tasting salty or their clothes being damaged by washing in the salty water... and even things like washing machines breaking down because of the salt accumulation... Probably coming from a groundwater source, saline intrusion.

Noodle, on 11 November 2009 - 12:40 PM, said: Well there'll be plenty to read. Might be important if there is no internet or TV Plenty of sheep to provide R&R too

Two birds, one stone.

house on the banks of lough erne for me http://www.todaysgol...0aerial%209.JPG

http://www.businessi...10#chiang-mai-1 (apologies if there is already a thread on this)

I like the rationale behind selecting Rio

kingsgate, on 11 November 2009 - 01:03 PM, said: I think you might be confusing Ibiza (one of the Balearic islands located 80 miles or so off mainland Spain) with the Canaries (Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife etc) which are much closer to Africa than Europe and may have to import water and food. Ibiza is green and full of small farms. It doesn't import water as far as I am aware. And it isn't overcrowded. No it just uses...

damn, i don't see Mid Staffs on that list... i could be in trouble