Category: travel
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Isle Trotting
This be a holding post…be ye warned Waterford I popped across the Irish Sea to do some work in Waterford last weekend. The flight was delayed and we ended up being the airport stragglers, left stranded almost an hour after the rest of the occupants had vacated. It isn’t the most comfortable place to be…
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Madeira (Escaping the Rain)
Trying to cope with the British weather? Why bother. Just leave already. That was our approach over half term. Why stick it out when you can leave for sunnier climes. I believe the upper classes refer to it as “over-wintering”, but five days away hardly a season makes. Geography lesson. You may think that Madeira…
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C&C (Cars and Coals)
What do you do when you need a break? Spend five hours driving to Manchester, of course! Yes, that is the kind of logic I employ. It’s a day away from work, to go to a work-related meeting, but a day away from the grind is more than welcomed. Driving the Polestar 2 a couple…
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Ghent – The Low Countries Part 2, Even Lower
After a few days in The Hague, we leisurely made our way to Ghent in Belgium for the second conference on the books. We spent another night in The Hague after a packed day of post-conference social events. The plan had been to take the train down to Ghent in Belgium but that was a…
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Den Haag, The Low Countries Part 1 (Part 2 gets even Lower)
To say a lot has happened since the last post would be something of an understatement. I better get writing! I have attended two conferences. Presented two posters. Travelled to four countries (Scotland, Netherlands, Belgium, USA). Taken six flights. Five rail trips. Countless bus journeys. Traversed two states by long distance rail (California to Oregon).…
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The Curse is Broken (Diving into Sicilian Life)
Three times attempted. Three times thwarted. Fourth time’s a charm. I have been involved in diving death investigation for going on three years, and in that time, I have tried to arrange an introductory session in Albufeira (Portugal), Okinawa (Japan), and Plymouth (UK). Illness and poor weather conditions have stopped me from diving in the…
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The Rain in Spain (Barcelona Edition)
Want to see some photos of food? I’ve got plenty. I can confirm, in fact, that the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains in and around Barcelona. People have drowned in less. Barcelona is not really designed to cope with this amount of rain. There are a serious amount of impermeable surfaces and…
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Saws, Coffee, and Lego
We squeezed in a trip to Reading and LEGOLAND over the weekend. Here’s a quick recap of what’s going on. Mobile Dimension Saw My brother and his wife have spent the last three years working with a rather niche product. They bought a company that manufactures portable saw mills in Oregon, USA. The embedded video…
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Bound for Basel (Minox 35 GT)
During my recent trip to Basel, I called into Fotohaus Wolf and picked up a 36 shot roll of Kodak Gold for my Minox 35 GT. The conditions were perfect so it was time to practice my zone focusing. This batch came out a lot better than before. I was using between f8 and f16…
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