Godspeed to Olympos, Mon, 18 Sep 23
Simon
at a Lake, Temple
in Europe, North Macedonia
I have to say that the North-West of Macedonia is a sharp contrast to what I’ve seen before. Suddenly, there is rubbish everywhere. And stray dogs. I guess the dogs spread out the rubbish, too. There were piles on the …
Godspeed to Olympos, Sun, 17 Sep 23
Simon
at a City, Lake, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, North Macedonia
I spent two days by the Ohrid lake. On both, I spent the morning hanging out in or around the van, writing, catching up on things, and generally just taking things slow. I feel I’m running out of steam a …
Godspeed to Olympos, Thu, 07 Sep 23
Simon
at a City, Lake, Museum
in Europe, North Macedonia
This morning I found out once again how awesome the Baron is. Someone was walking around and even knocking and calling, I’m not sure who or why. I didn’t give sign of life and they just left. Minutes later I …
Short German trips, Sun, 07 Mar 21
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Forest, Lake, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Germany
Welterbe Bauhaus Denkmal Bundesschule BernauWalls of BernauAskanierturmBridge by the AskanierturmSilkebucheCold cold March watersJoachimsthal KaiserbahnhofAd for the Großziethen Geopark by the Dorfkirche Golzow This has been a long, long winter. We were pretty well prepared – living on the outskirts of …
Short German trips, Sun, 13 Dec 20
Simon
with Ania, Michał
at a Lake, River
in Europe, Germany
Accompanying Michał and Ania on a part of their quest to move the Great A’Tuin from it’s parking place in Tetlow, to Nowa Sól for repairs. I left them after a couple days in Fürstenwalde and took a train back.
Short Polish trips, Tue, 13 Oct 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Lake, Museum, Sea
in Europe, Poland
GosańGosańSmoked fish in MiędzyzdrojeMiędzyzdroje beachView from Zielonka HillSpaceship treeVery accomplished on ZielonkaTurquoise Lake Bored with hanging out in Poznań and not wanting to stay in Zieleniec all the time, we decided to go on a spontaneous trip. Also, Simon has …
The long return, Tue, 30 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, Lake, Mountain, Park
in Europe, Germany
Sächsische Schweiz is a huge, beautiful park encompassing some table mountains at the River Elbe Valley, full of fantastic rock formations and stunning sights. We arrived in mid-afternoon, parked and went to the first of the many attractions the park …
The long return, Mon, 29 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Lake, Park, UNESCO site
in Europe, Germany
At about 8pm, we walked back to the van and headed towards our next stop: Bautzen. Enroute, we decided to check out another UNESCO site: Biosphärenreservat Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft. This is a nature reserve, with beautiful lakes. We pulled …
Moving out of Edinburgh, Wed, 18 Sep 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Lake, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
Conference Trips, Fri, 20 Jul 18
Simon
at a City, Lake, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Germany
Visited as part of the Diversity in Europe conference
Diamond Carnival, Fri, 16 Feb 18
Simon
at a Cave, Lake, Mountain, River, Waterfall
in Brazil, South America
Last night Binho and Railuz offered taking me on a fairly long trip today. After they left, I evaluated how tired I am and messaged Railuz that there is no way I can wake up early for that. But I …
Great Eastern Journey, Mon, 04 Mar 13
Simon
at a Forest, Lake
in Australia & Oceania, New Zealand
Walls of green Technically, it’s a highway I`m writing today, so something clearly didn’t go as planned. I woke up and left Taupo at 6am, when it was still dark. The trees and hills tricked me from seeing the sunrise, …
Great Eastern Journey, Sat, 02 Mar 13
Simon
at a Lake, Waterfall
in Australia & Oceania, New Zealand
Moving on: Taupo. When I arrived it turned out that some bicycle race is talking place and half the town is closed off. I couldn’t get down to the lake, but a couple helpful people pointed me to an alternative: …
