Hey all you map geeks! Especially ones who are a bit queer and/or interested in lefty/indy/national identity!
My pal Mike Parker, an honorary Welsh Village Auntie and big gay pro-Welsh-indy map nerd, author of the book Map Addict: A Tale of Obsession, Fudge and the Ordnance Survey …

Source: harpercollins.co.uk via Morag on Pinterest
… and the Rough Guide to Wales, inventor of the Coast to Coast TV series, and presenter of BBC Radio 4′s On the Map series, is doing a Scottish lecture tour for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society called On the Map: Cartography and National Identity.
He wants some colourful people at the lectures to mitigate any potential stuffiness, so let’s go see him- I promise he’ll be great (he’s also had a career as a stand-up comedian).

Sep 29, 2012 @ 01:32:52
When? Where? I’d like to promo the event on Queer Landia…
Sep 29, 2012 @ 07:55:00
Hi Mike! Follow the link to the RSGS Events page above. Sorry that wasn’t more clear.
Sep 29, 2012 @ 10:56:49
Thank you Aunties!
The lectures are this coming week: in Aberdeen on Mon 1 Oct (7.30), Dunfermline Tues 2 (7.30), Dundee Weds 3, Glasgow Thurs 4 (2.15) and Edinburgh Thurs 4 (7.30).
More details of both the tour and what I get up to at http://www.mikeparker.org.uk
Diolch / Tapadh leat!
Nov 25, 2012 @ 21:41:13
Thanks very much for brining this to my attention earlier in the year! Great lecture.