Conference Trips, Southern Roads, Sun, 15 Nov 15
Simon
at a City
in North America, USA
One of the great things about sleeping in the car is that it makes you appreciate a proper bed once you have one. The first night in the hostel was great. Add a bathtub to the mix and we’re getting …
Southern Roads, Thu, 12 Nov 15
Simon
at a Castle, City, Temple
in North America, USA
The second place I stopped in was Fort King George in Darien. The lady working in the plantation museum told that I have to go there after she heard I live in Scotland, since the place was one of the …
Southern Roads, Thu, 12 Nov 15
Simon
at a Museum, Park
in North America, USA
Waking up by the seaside was wonderful. I thought about going to stretch on the beach, but couldn’t, because it has been eaten by the tide. I just stretched next to the car instead. After some impromptu breakfast I took …
Southern Roads, Wed, 11 Nov 15
Simon
at a City, Sea
in North America, USA
Anyway, I got to Brunswick in the end, went to a bank to cash a cheque and decided that since it got all warm and sunny, it’s time to hit the beach. I found a fun European Antiques shop on …
Southern Roads, Wed, 11 Nov 15
Simon
at a Park
in North America, USA
I found a really awesome spot for the night yesterday. In the middle of the forest, near the Laura S. Walker State Park. Parked on the side of the road next to a lake, pranced about a bit in the …
Southern Roads, Tue, 10 Nov 15
Simon
at a Forest
in North America, USA
It wasn’t too bad. The hair washing. And being at least a little bit cleaner made sleeping much better. The last time I went on a trip like that in New Zealand there were many beaches with public showers around. …
Southern Roads, Sun, 08 Nov 15
Simon
at a Park
in North America, USA
Today I was woken up by a message from the UK. At 10am UK time. Which is 5am here. And then another one. And another one. And it wasn’t even good news! 6am on Tybee Island Beach I failed to …
Southern Roads, Sun, 08 Nov 15
Simon
at a City, Sea
in North America, USA
I landed, rented a SUV, ate at Taco Bell and had a Mountain Dew. I’m in the USA all right. I actually wanted to rent the cheapest car possible, but apparently they upgraded me because that’s all they had available. …
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Fri, 24 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Thu, 23 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
The Mosque
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Mon, 20 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a Castle, City, Sauna/Baths, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Alhambra
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Sun, 19 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a Castle
in Europe, Spain
And then there was the castle. From the road, I saw an amazing structure atop a lone steep hill with a sheer drop on one side. The castle turned out to be an old Arabic structure surrounded by a town …
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Sun, 19 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City, Sea
in Europe, Spain
We took the scenic seaside route to Granada, going through all the small towns and villages, winding between hills and over cliffs. We stopped on a couple beaches and some random fun looking places, visited Nerja, a small sea town, …
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Sun, 19 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a Sea
in Europe, Spain
We took the scenic seaside route to Granada, going through all the small towns and villages, winding between hills and over cliffs. We stopped on a couple beaches and some random fun looking places, visited Nerja, a small sea town, …
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Sat, 18 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City
in Europe, Spain
The time has come – the Cosy Labirynth goes on holidays! We set off to Malaga on Saturday afternoon. A surprisingly long and slightly delayed flight took us to a place which was more a car rental market than an …
Short European Trips, Fri, 17 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie
at a Castle, City, UNESCO site
in Czechia, Europe
Conference Trips, Sun, 22 Feb 15
Simon
with Vera
at a City, Graveyard, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Asia, Israel
Old City Mount of Olives Monastery of the Cross
Conference Trips, Sat, 21 Feb 15
Simon
with Mark
at a City, UNESCO site
in Asia, Israel
Conference Trips, Fri, 27 Jun 14
Simon
at a City
in Europe, UK
BSA conferences, Society for Applied Philosophy, 27-29 June 2014
Conference Trips, Thu, 29 May 14
Simon
at a City
in Europe, Netherlands
European Society for Aesthetics annual conference, 29-31 May 2014
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a Transit
in Asia, Japan
Today it all ends. We thanked Toshiko and went to the airport quite early. Thanks to that Eva is less stressed about the flight. I could do with more sleep. Our flight is delayed by 1.5h, so more waiting. I …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Asia, Japan
Today we decided to see Buddha again. A big one. We took a train to Nara, another ancient temple town and a former capital (7-9th Century), like Kamakura. Instead of temple complexes lost in mountain valleys, here they were mostly …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a Castle, City
in Asia, Japan
Osaka turns out to be only marginally less culturally boring than Sapporo. The history museum was closed, so we were left with Osaka Castle and… Osaka Castle. We went there in the morning and it was definitely time well spent. …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a Castle, City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Asia, Japan
Last night we arrived to Osaka very tired, went right to the hostel (couldn’t find any couchsurfers for the first couple nights) and collapsed. Despite the tiredness, I couldn’t fall asleep. Well, the guy on the next bed snoring might …
Conference Trips, Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Tue, 05 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City
in Asia, Japan
This was the first conference I’ve been to where everything started and ended on time. Every single talk. Wow. There were a few interesting talks, a few that would be interesting if they weren’t delivered in the most sleep-inducing manner, …
