Kristine De Abreu

Kristine De Abreu

Title: Writer
Email: kristine@explorersweb.com
Location: Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Expertise

  • Topics of Expertise: Science, Mysteries, History
  • Years in This Expertise: 4+

Education & Certifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s of English and History, University of Leicester
  • Years of Writing: 4+
  • Previous Publications: Caribbean Beat Magazine

A Word from Kristine de Abreu

  • Why Author Chose This Career: I am living out my passion for writing and adventure. It is the best of both worlds.
  • How Author Began Career: I found ExplorersWeb through the British College of Journalism in the UK. Normally, I scroll past such postings, but curiosity got the better of me.
  • Personal Interests: Hiking, Lord of the Rings, cats, literature, mysteries
Thomas Gainsborough's portrait of Lady Hester Stanhope.

Great Explorers: Lady Hester Stanhope

Lady Hester Stanhope exchanged a life of a wealthy...
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Six Women Alchemists: Their Obsessions and Inventions

Alchemy -- the pseudo-science of turning base metals into...
A Welwitschia in the Namib Desert.

Natural Wonders: Welwitschia

There is an alien in the desert. OK, that's...
Illustration of a quasar.

Exploration Mysteries: White Holes

"If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t...
A spellbook

Spellbooks: From the Book of the Dead to the Black Pullet

I remember strolling down the high street in Glastonbury...
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Göbekli Tepe: World’s Oldest Temple

Eleven thousand years ago, before hieroglyphics, the wheel, and...
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Exploration Mysteries: Bocksten Man

The Bocksten Man is one of the world's oldest...
crater

Natural Wonders: Patomskiy Crater

Deep in the forests of southeastern Siberia, the Patomisky...
Gertrude Bell

Legends Series: Gertrude Bell

As the “Uncrowned Queen of Mesopotamia”, Gertrude Bell gave...
Stromatolites in Australia by coastal lake

Natural Wonders: Stromatolites

Early in its history, long before the dinosaurs, Earth...
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Exploration Mysteries: Tea Tephi

Only 66,000 search results: Most are obscure genealogy websites...
Two continents meet in an Iceland shopping mall.

This Strange Iceland Shopping Center Straddles Europe and North America

Iceland is where North America meets Europe. The Mid-Atlantic...
Excalibur

Exploration Mysteries: Who Was King Arthur?

Glastonbury Abbey was everything I had imagined it to...
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Natural Wonders: Ice Eggs

During the autumn and winter months, perhaps you can...
Overtoun Bridge and House.

Overtoun Bridge: Where Dogs Jump To Their Death

Since the 1950s, a small, picturesque village in Scotland...
Bobbit Worm

Natural Wonders: World’s Weirdest Worms

Most of us think of worms as the writhing...
A beautiful green and red aurora dancing over the Jokulsarlon Lagoon, Iceland.

A History of Solar Superstorms

Space weather report: hot with a chance of solar...
Mary Seacole.

Legends Series: Mary Seacole

The 1800s saw a dramatic shift in the political,...
The flag of Liberland.

Terra Nullius: Land That Belongs to No Country

There are 195 countries in the world and the...
north sentinel island

Exploration Mysteries: North Sentinel Island

In the Andaman archipelago, in the Bay of Bengal,...
A space pen in a case.

Space Pens: Handier Than A Sword

Heavy duty, long-lasting, technologically advanced and adaptable to most...
volcano erupting

Lava-Chasers and Volcanic Tourism

Lava-chasers flock to the world's most active volcanoes, risking...
Aerial view of aqueducts.

Puquios: The Ancient Aqueducts of the Nazca

A mere four kilometers from the famous Nazca Lines...
A network of people.

Six Degrees of Separation

"Six degrees of separation. Between us and everybody else...

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