Posts Tagged ‘ portugal ’

Cork Pictures – Where does cork flooring come from?

August 27, 2010
Cork Pictures – Where does cork flooring come from?

Cork flooring can be durable, beautiful and very environmentally friendly. The question is often asked where does cork flooring come from? The cork oak trees in Portugal and Spain as well as some cork type birch trees in China supply the majority of cork flooring, cork underlayment and cork bulletin boards around the world.

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The funny thing about Europe

May 5, 2008
The funny thing about Europe

It’s always fun to goto Europe and explore different cultures. I love to see old buildings and think of the past. One thing I found interesting on a trip this past year and something I have seen a number of times is that if there is something in your way you move it. For example…

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Portugal Cork photo round up

June 30, 2007
Portugal Cork photo round up

I am traveling for the next 10 days roughly so I am adding some pictures from Portugal just to keep things interesting. This is a quick photo a of a map that shows the cork growing regions which are mostly all in the Mediterranean. This is authentic cork which produces cork wine stoppers, cork flooring,…

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Working – just no internet

June 12, 2007
Working – just no internet

In Europe it is harder to gain net access with any degree of consistency without paying huge fees. Anyway I will be heading back to the states soon and will begin posting more including some of the information from my trip as well as some past trips. Here are a couple quick photos:

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