Explore With The Elz

Walk from Hawthorn village (in east Durham UK) through the dene to the coast, Hawthorn Hive and back. looking at the beautiful views, as well as the hidden remains of the last third industrial revolution, with lime kilns to create quicklime, Dawdon Blask furnace, overgrown hidden victorian, stairs, walls and remains of buildings along with WW2 bunkers. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1277271 https://durhamheritagecoast.org/our-story/history/industry/ 0:00 woods walk & talk 4:16 Victorian industrial remains 6:02 Hawthorn hive 9:38 WW2 bunker 10:10 lime kilns 13:15 Victorian staircase 12:40 Victorian Industrial remains 17:56 mining attempt 20:28 ancient wall remains 21:22 Carved out cave 23:03 man made well?

The Archeological site of Neo Paphos (Nea Pafos), in Kato Paphos, down by the harbour, near the castle is a huge site costing 4.50 euros to enter (free if over 65) with many Mosaics (indoors and out) to see. just bring some water & cover from the sun! A UNESCO world heritage site With Greek, Roman Helenistic & Byzantine ruins. 0:00 intro 1:25 lizard 4:12 House of Dionysos 11:53 House of Theseus 17:42 outro House of Aion House of Theseus House of Orpheus more information can be found here:- https://www.cyprusisland.net/attractions/paphos-archaeological-park-nea-paphos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphos_Archaeological_Park

Come explore Paphos in South West Cyprus with me. experience Cypriots casual rascism of the Georgians, The Cyprus Navy, abandoned houses, Videogame references and the history of storm drains! 0:00 wonky tree 0:32 Georgian Bakery 0:59 abandoned house? 1:44 building scams 2:27 Storm Drains 4:46 Animal Sanctuary 5:08 seafront 5:49 Town square 9:27 No Masks 10:14 Coffee Alchemist 11:06 Recycle Whale 11:46 paddle 12:55 statue 14:19 stickers 14:37 Castle 19:05 sunset 21:11 outro

Welcome to Paphos Cyprus! The archaeological site of Nea Pafos (onysusAphrodite’s Sacred City) near Paphos Harbour in Cyprus houses the remains of what was once the capital of the island. Since 1980, Nea Pafos has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are Villas, houses, an Oden (like an amphetheatre but had a roof) with evidence of settlements from Neolithic times to a World War 2 Bunker I found. There are some of the best preserved historic mosaics in the world (theres a seperate video just with these, but I added more video of them at the end of this video at the 25 min mark. Its 4.50 euros to get in (pensioners free) and is a HUGE site, I was there about 4 hours. bring some water as there is little shade. with ancient Greek , Roman, Helenistic and Byzantine sites 0:00 welcome 0:31 House of Theseus 4:42 WW2 Bunker 7:26 City Walls 8:39 Storm Drain 11:47 Cave House 13:45 Tomb painting 17:23 Plaster remains 21:20 Odeon 22:30 Saranda Kolones 25:26 House of Dionysus 29:10 Hippolytus mosaic House Of Aion House Of Theseus House of Orpheus House of Dionysus House of four seasons The Asklepieion The Odeon Saranda Kolones If you'd like to know more, please check out the links before. https://www.historyhit.com/locations/nea-pafos/ https://www.cyprusisland.net/attractions/paphos-archaeological-park-nea-paphos https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/79

Abandoned Houses, resteurants, hotels, even bingo halls. It seems in Paphos Cyprus, they leave them open, possibly for the homeless to shelter in. Half built buildings, they are everywhere. come explore with me. Most of this was filmed either in Kato Paphos (the beach front area) or up in the hills in the old town of Paphos. a little ubran exploration. The Aloe Hotel seen here is still on Thomas Cook website for booking! 0:00 intro 1:34 abandoned cat house 5:08 abandoned Hotel 7:44 abandoned bingo hall 8:43 abandoned restaurant 9:52 abandoned arcade machine 10:33 abandoned shops 15:20 outro

Tafoi ton Vasileon disclaimer - there are no Kings burried here, just rich and powerful, but its a good tagline right (not mine) ? The site dates back to the Hellenistic and Roman periods the first tomb I checked out seemed to have sandstone attached to standstome (geopolymer or man made sandstone) I think it was probably a quarry that was repurposed for tombs, as it would make no sence to remove so much of the sandstone for the tombs that were standing above ground. unless they were made from geopolymer also. 2.50 Euro entry for the HUGE site. Mouttalos, Kato, Paphos, Cyprus for more information on the UNESCO World Heritage Site https://www.visitcyprus.com/index.php/en/discovercyprus/culture/sites-monuments/253-tombs-of-the-kings and Wikipedia (if you can believe whats on there haha) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombs_of_the_Kings_(Paphos) 0:00 1st tomb 2:14 geopolymer? 6:30 caves? tombs? 8:59 shipwreck Demetrios II 12:32 global cutmarks 16:27 mass grave tombs 22:16 labyrinth plaser & Pilars 27:45 tombs galore! 31:06 painted plaster 34:10 Giant boubon cream

See the weird weird world of Paphos, from pissed Mickey Mouse to Greek tax housing scams, streetside shrines and Dog Jetwashes. Come walk the hot streets both day and night and see what I find. Who knows what it all means. It's all Greek to me!

Do you like retrogames? pinball old and new? consoles? arcade games? every year in Gateshead this is on. NERG - North East Retro Gaming (look them up on instagram or facebook). a breif walk around. I loved the pinball machines, some from the 50's 60s lovingly looked after, all machines on freeplay. and rare arcade games, best played ion the original hardware like tempest and the lovely colour vector display of Atari space duel

The beautiful Island of Cyprus, an Island with 4 Nations (The Republic of Cyprus (Greek Cypriot), Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 2 areas controlled by the UK, and a buffer zone still controlled by the UN) with more cats than people. Here cats are free (lets face it, anyone who has 'owned' a cat knows they go where they get the best treatment/food etc) Here the people accept it, leaving food out (hopefully the large cat population keeps rats in check from eating the food too). So enjoy many cats, and a cool abandoned house I found to explore.

Finchale Priory , locally called Finchale Abbey, is a 13th-century Benedictine priory. The remains are sited by the River Wear, four miles from Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The church remained in various stages of construction for over a century after 1196. The most significant change following its completion was the narrowing of the nave and the chancel during the 1360s and 1370s through the removal of the aisles. Various construction projects lasted at Finchale through the mid-15th century as the church dates in part from around 1200 and in others from the late 14th century. The Hospitium (guest house) and a part of the prior's house date from the mid-15th century. Finchale remained a priory until the dissolution of the lesser monasteries in 1536. During this time Finchale had 52 priors and accounting records still exist for much of the period 1303-1535. During much of its history the priory served as a rest facility for the monks at Durham as four Durham monks would travel to Finchale for a three-week period to join the four monks in residence. During these periods of rest the Durham monks would alternate between fulfilling their religious services as usual and exercising more freedoms (in terms of leaving the monastery) than they usually enjoyed.

A grand day out in beautiful Whitby on the North Yorkshire Coast. see squirrels in Pannett park, historic street horse mount stones, Alice In Wonderland gardens, the Abbey, and Retro Videogames in Funland Amusements , lovingly restored & available to play. A gem of a place in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park with a very unique vibe. 0:00 squirrels 0:56 Horse Mount 2:35 Alice in Wonderland 4:12 Pier Lane 6:35 Harbour View 7:45 Funland Retro Arcade 11:05 Streets at dusk

Discovery Accommodation have a few different sites around Whitby, this one was in silver street suites on the north side of whitby near the town centre. all stays are automated, so key code entry to buildings and rooms. The swimming pool is in a seperate building £10 an hour extra pre booked gets you the pool privately for up to 4 people. http://www.discoveryaccommodation.com/

Checked out St Michael & All Angels Church in Hawthorn village Found an abandoned outhouse (Outside toilet) possibly a communal one for the houses nearby or just the old farm in the area. RAF Cold Hesledon ROTOR station explore (soon to be demolished I believe for a housing estate) near Dalton Park https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/raf-cold-hesledon-radar-station-in-county-durham.14689/ And then some alpacas! https://www.facebook.com/kinleytoweralpacas A nice Sunday walk, shows you can find things new around where you live if you just go look.

A quick walk around Hetton town centre and you find links to George Stephenson, one of the founders of Locomotion, trains & how it really helped the coalmining community take off. As well as cenotaphs, war memorials & demolished church (Church of Saint Nicholas) if you want to know more about the history of Hetton-Le-Hole https://hettontowncouncil.gov.uk/1902-2/ The Church of St Nicholas https://sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk/SMR/7005 Please Like (if you liked it) subscribe (if you are interested) & comment. These things help others find my channel & I try to reply to comments.

A quick walk around Kelloe's church (Locked up during Covid restrictions) & nearby Quarrington Hill, A monument to the West Hetton Coal Mine & local grasslands. in County Durham

In historic Forcett (North Yorkshire England) I visit Forcett Hall , with a gatehouse, coaching area and Hall. St John The Baptists Church (Stanwick) with re-used Anglo-saxon (& possibly Roman) stone with carvings of swords!Inside is a boundary marker for the edge of DaneLaw (the area the vikings ruled) showing someone being attacked by a wild beast/monster. Very unusal to find in a church! Outside we find a stone tomb, open, with a drainhole, was this used for preparing bodies? https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-john-stanwick.html Between Forcett & Stanwick are remains of a Brigante fort - probably their centre of power before the Roman invasion, when they moved to Aldborough. The remains dominate the fields with 10ft+ high embankments still to be seen easily and rules what we now consider the north of England. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stanwick-iron-age-fortifications/history/ Finally we visit St Cuthberts Church in Forcett & explore. https://www.stanwickgroup.org.uk/ 0:00 Forcett Hall 2:12 St John the Baptists Church 4:07 re-used carved stone 6:13 carved tombs 11:30 Viking boundary marker 13:32 sarcophagus? 15:08 BT Payphone 16:41 Brigante fortifications 21:11 St Cuthberts Church

the orbs were not visible while the video was shot, it was shot because the dog was acting strange. You will see the dog react to the orbs as they appear & flashes. This was filmed in a clean family bedroom. Thtis is the first time I have seen something react to the "orbs" as they get called. The dog does not seem agressive or scared but curious,

While the video compiles , heres a teaser of todays explore. Vane Tempest Pit, Cliffs, Vines, History, Remains, Nature

Because of of UK Government decision to lock away the country, I spent Christmas 2020 on a 3 hour drive to look for neolithic sights. Apologies for the wind noise, it was filmed on my phone & was very new to how bad wind sounds. I did my best to suppress it post production, but if it annoys, mute me & enjoy the beautiful sights. Theres some interesting carvings, then a tour of a neolithic sight with the embankments , and another look for cup marks. I missed an amazing one.

An enigmatic earthwork with dry stone walls of uncertain date. ' The Castles' is a trapezoidal enclosure covering just over an acre with dry stone rubble walls averaging 16 feet thick and originally 11 feet high. There is late ridge and furrow inside the enclosure. Trenching of the site has failed to establish its function or date. A few Bronze Age flints, including an arrowhead have been found on the site. There is no historical documentation which provides a builder's name and a date and the structure does not appear on a map until 1820. Who built it? Why build such fortifications? When was it built? Some think it was post Roman (400-500AD) but this is just an estimate. with nothing much to date, this massive fort remains a mystery & stimulates the imagination. for more information https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=22237&resourceID=19191 And for those who keep watching, theres a little bonus explore at a nearby site at the end! 0:00 intro 3:22 rebuit gatehouse? 5:34 massive walls 15:10 building style 17:09 WW2 fortifications

New Years Day, lets go searching for a Grade 1 listed building in the County Durham Countryside. I only knew it as The Old Hall, but I think it's originally Langley Hall It's a grade 2 listed building (6/2/52). Remains of Langley Hall. Early 16th century for Henry Lord Scrope, the Manor having been in his family before that. I cant find anything else about the site or how long its been abandoned. English Heritage Legacy ID: DU 71 0:00 water jump 2:05 the find 5:50 huge wall props 9:42 inside 14:50 weird 21:40 modern additions? 24:22 king of the castle 32:35 felled wall

A short video of ground zero. where the first Atom Bomb was used to kill mainly civillians. Hiroshima was deliberately excluded from bombing, so that they could see true before and after results of the Abomb on a civillian population. USA (The founder of NATO) have been the only country to use a nuclear weapon first strike. The United States has been at war for about 225 of the 243 years since its inception in 1776. Thats 96 wars (6 of which are currently ongoing).

Because of of UK Government decision to lock away the country, I spent Christmas day 2020 on a 3 hour drive to look for neolithic sights. Apologies for the wind noise, it was filmed on my phone & was very new to how bad even mild wind sounds. I did my best to suppress it post production, but if it annoys, mute me & enjoy the beautiful sights. Theres some interesting carvings, then a tour of a neolithic sight with the embankments , and another look for cup marks. I missed an amazing one. 0:00 stone carvings 2:40 earthworks 5:58 carved out ring 9:39 sunset carvings 13:30 c raised up marks?

A short video in Shibuya, Tokyo & the world famous scramble crossing. while I deliberate over a Mos burger

Join me on a walk through the amazing Akihabara 秋葉原 in Tokyo, from the JR station on the Yamanote line at 1-chōme-17 Sotokanda to the world famous retro gamer classic store 'Super Potato' & a little look inside. going past the maid cafe girls. also Yodobashi Camera Filmed October 2019 0:00 Yodobashi Camera 1:03 Akihabara station 6:38 maid cafe girls 8:30 Super Potato