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Gold and more kangaroos

Great Eastern Journey, Thu, 21 Feb 13
Simon with Charlie at a City, Park in Australia, Australia & Oceania

Today we woke up at an ungodly 5.30am to catch a 6.30 bus to Bendigo. We almost saw the sunrise – the one moment when we could use the fact that everything is flat, we spent at the Swan Hill …

The middle of nowhere

Great Eastern Journey, Wed, 20 Feb 13
Simon with Charlie at a Forest, Museum, River in Australia, Australia & Oceania

Flatland I didn’t know that this is the smoke of the burning Grampians In the last two days I went to visit Charlie’s family. As soon as the train left Melbourne, we entered the edges of Nowhere. City ended and …

The gardens of Gotham City

Great Eastern Journey, Tue, 19 Feb 13
Simon with Charlie at a City, Museum, Park in Australia, Australia & Oceania

OK, body, can I please sleep tomorrow? Waking up at 6 am is not fun if there is a full day ahead of me… Today was the day of museum and gardens. The museum was OK, but not what I …

The Pretty, The Expensive and The Eggs

Great Eastern Journey, Sun, 17 Feb 13
Simon with Charlie at a City, Park, Sea in Australia, Australia & Oceania

A random airplane show on the beach Today was a recovery day. I woke up still felling quite rough, so although the initial plan was to check out some museums, after the Farleys left I ended up just lying on …

Jetlaaaag!!!

Great Eastern Journey, Sun, 17 Feb 13
Simon with Charlie at a City in Australia, Australia & Oceania

It got me. It really got me. I think that yesterday I was just too excited to feel it and managed to stay OK for one day, but the delay only made it worse… It’s like a monstrous hangover-comedown from …

Art, tea and a fish tank

Great Eastern Journey, Sat, 16 Feb 13
Simon with Charlie at a City, Sea in Australia, Australia & Oceania

The beach has various attractions It’s warm! And there are palm and eucalyptus and gum trees! And the ocean is warm! And the sky is cloudless! Yes, I am quite excited.  Charlie is out of order for an hour, so …

The year of no Valentine’s

Great Eastern Journey, Fri, 15 Feb 13
Simon with Charlie at a Sea in Australia, Australia & Oceania

Scotland said goodbye in its usual way – with rain. Actually, snow, then rain. Though love, that one. While sitting on the bus to the airport I finally felt it. Until today I have been very relaxed and perhaps even …

Packing, stressing, seat booking…

Great Eastern Journey, Wed, 13 Feb 13
Simon in Europe, UK

Emirates’ website hates me. Selecting seats on flights proved more challenging than I though. After some confusion as to where to do what, I got to the screen in which I could select my seat. But it decided to play …

It’s almost time to go!

Great Eastern Journey, Sun, 10 Feb 13
Simon in Europe, UK

Three days. In three days the journey begins. I will be sitting on a plane hugging a small backpack with everything I will need to survive the next two months. I’m leaving on Wednesday 13/02/2013. I’ll be back some time …

Best Fish and Chips

Short UK trips, Mon, 17 Dec 12
Simon with Charlie, Eva at a City in Europe, UK

17 December 2012, post-Viva fish

Weekend away with Charlie

Short UK trips, Mon, 10 Dec 12
Simon with Charlie at a City in Europe, UK

Weekend Away with Suzi

Short UK trips, Wed, 10 Oct 12
Simon with Suzi at a Forest in Europe, UK

Gdańsk conference

Conference Trips, Thu, 27 Sep 12
Simon at a City in Europe, Poland

The Aesthetic as Narration and Meta-narration, 27-28 Sep 2012

All the rides!

Short UK trips, Fri, 14 Sep 12
Simon with Charlie, Eva at a Park in Europe, UK

Kórnik castle

Short Polish trips, Sun, 15 Jul 12
Simon with Charlie, Eva, Suzi at a Castle in Europe, Poland

Ship Castle

Short UK trips, Sun, 13 May 12
Simon with Charlie at a Castle in Europe, UK

Around the ASA Eastern Conference

Conference Trips, Mon, 23 Apr 12
Simon at a City in North America, USA

Parks and museums of NY

Conference Trips, Mon, 16 Apr 12
Simon at a City, Museum, Park in North America, USA

Post-conferencial

Conference Trips, Mon, 05 Mar 12
Simon at a City, UNESCO site in Belgium, Europe

Leuven, the conference town

Conference Trips, Thu, 01 Mar 12
Simon at a City in Belgium, Europe

March 2012, Dutch Association for Aesthetics March 2015, Dutch Association for Aesthetics

Barca visits

Conference Trips, Short Spanish trips, Wed, 11 Jan 12
Jemma and Simon at a City in Europe, Spain

11-12 January 2012, TIF Conference 3-5 November 2018, Sussing it out for the move

Linlithgow with Kari and Laura

Short UK trips, Sun, 20 Nov 11
Simon with Kari, Laura Porro at a Castle, Ruins/Excavation in Europe, UK

Philosophy Reading Party

Conference Trips, Wed, 02 Nov 11
Simon with Laura Porro at a Mountain in Europe, UK

PhD Philosophy Reading Party 2011

Conference Trips, Fri, 14 Oct 11
Simon with Laura Porro at a Sea in Europe, UK

Edinburgh life

Lived here!, Sun, 18 Sep 11
Jemma and Simon with Alex, Charlie, Dee, Eva, Iwona, Jacek, Julia, Lef, Lorraine, Lu, Matt, Michał, Miron, Niki at a Castle, City, Graveyard, Mountain, Museum, Park, Ruins/Excavation, Sea, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Poland

Dunnotar castle

Short UK trips, Mon, 18 Jul 11
Simon with Eva, Kari, Kinga at a Castle in Europe, UK

2 August 2010, with Kinga 18 July 2011, with Kari

Perth visits

Short UK trips, Sun, 17 Jul 11
Jemma and Simon with Eva, Kari at a City in Europe, UK

4 December 2005 17 July 2011, with Kari 3 March 2018, Jemma’s birthday trip

The Seat of the Stone (of Destiny, ofc)

Short UK trips, Sun, 17 Jul 11
Simon with Eva, Kari at a Castle in Europe, UK

2 August 2005 17 July 2011, with Kari

Gniezno visits

Short Polish trips, Tue, 05 Apr 11
Simon with Kari at a City in Europe, Poland

A week in York

Short UK trips, Wed, 10 Nov 10
Simon with Eva at a City in Europe, UK

First time in Barca

Short Spanish trips, Wed, 31 Mar 10
Simon with Eva at a City, Museum, Park, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Spain

Kontrast był niesamowity. Na lotnisko w Prestwick jechaliśmy w deszczu i coraz mocniejszej wichurze. Wychodząc z samochodu musiałem się trzymać kapelusza, a na lotnisko dobiegliśmy szczękając zębami. Przejście z bramki do samolotu i stanie w kolejce do wejścia było wykańczające. …

Roslin Glen

Short UK trips, Fri, 01 Jan 10
Jemma and Simon with Eva, Iwona, Jacek, Suzi at a Castle, Forest, Temple in Europe, UK

21 January 2013, with Suzi 26 December 2017, post-awesomeness Boxing Day at the Glen

Stirling visits

Short UK trips, Sat, 28 Nov 09
Simon with Eva, Iwona, Jacek at a Castle, City in Europe, UK

28 May 2006 28/11/2009, with parents

Tentsmuir Forest visits

Short UK trips, Sat, 21 Mar 09
Jemma and Simon with Charlie, Eva, Kari, Laura Porro, Mark, Yana at a Forest in Europe, UK

21 March 2009, Marzanna burning 11 June 2009, 7th Anniversary picnic 23 April 2010, Marzanna burning 16 July 2011, with Kari, Laura and Adrian 11 June 2018, alone in the forest

MLitt Reading Party

Conference Trips, Sun, 26 Oct 08
Simon with Laura Porro at a Mountain, Sea in Europe, UK

Cairn Gorms with Wojtek v2

Short UK trips, Tue, 09 Sep 08
Simon with Wojtek Dziejma at a Mountain in Europe, UK

New Year in Cieszyn

Short Polish trips, Mon, 31 Dec 07
Simon with Cube, Eva, Kay, Ola, Xavier at a City in Europe, Poland

Cairn Gorms with Wojtek

Short UK trips, Fri, 14 Sep 07
Simon with Wojtek Dziejma at a Mountain in Europe, UK

Secret Bunker

Short UK trips, Sun, 02 Sep 07
Simon with Eva, MieszaU, Naj, Wojtek Dziejma at a Museum in Europe, UK