A pile of bonus avios gave me an excuse for one last trip abroad – returning to Malta for a dose of winter sun and a nostalgic wander around some favourite spots.
Gallery: Drielandenavontuur
Photos from our October adventures- mostly in the Netherlands, but with detours into Germany and Belgium too.
Three countries in ten seconds – the Drielandenpunt
Visiting a curiosity of the map of Europe, a ‘triple point’ where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet – by e-bike.
Limburg, The Netherlands
A holiday with Dutch friends introduced me to a new part of the country: Limburg, the southernmost province.
Gallery: Seattle 2018
Collecting together most of the photos from our time in Seattle – including some from general wandering not covered in other posts.
Seattle Museum of Flight and the Jet Blast Bash
A visit to Seattle’s Museum of Flight not only ticked another Concorde off my list, but gave me a chance to hear about something even faster, thanks to a talk by SR-71 pilot Brian Shul.
The Seattle cityPASS
Visiting a variety pack of tourist attractions in Seattle via the cityPASS scheme.
The Arctic Club Seattle and our Hotelosaur project
Our final hotel for the trip went above and beyond in meeting an unusual special request…
Oregon Rail
To get to Portland, Eugene and back to Seattle we used both of Amtrak’s rail services in the area: the Coast Starlight and Cascades.
Gallery: Eugene street art
Our visit to Eugene coincided with the downtown visual arts festival, which included the addition of fresh murals to the 20×21 project. We set out to find some of those, plus other pieces of street art around the city.
Eugene, Oregon
A destination included on a whim turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip!
A tour of the Columbia River gorge and Mt. Hood
Discovering some of Oregon’s beautiful scenery by guided tour.
Portland (and the Kimpton Hotel Vintage)
We spent much of our time in Portland hiding from the heat in our hotel room; thanks to a remarkable upgrade, we had a lot of room to hide in.
Local Seattle
With plenty of time to explore Seattle – twice – during this holiday, we were able to appreciate a few different neighbourhoods that offered a more relaxed pace than the city centre – and even a taste of local life.
Cascadia 2018
An overview of the upcoming posts, sketching out the shape of our travels to Seattle, Portland, Eugene and Seattle once more.
Gallery: Valencian street art
Adding to Valencia’s architectural charms, an impressive array of street art.
Gallery: Valencian Architecture
Although I was visiting Valencia for mathematical reasons, it turned out to be an architectural photography playground.
Five nights in… Valencia
The EURO conference series lead me to Valencia, Spain, where despite a busy schedule of talks and unforgiving heat I was able to fit in a bit of sightseeing.
Gallery: Brussels 2018
Mostly architectural shots, but a smattering of street art too from our most recent visit.
A Tour of Art Nouveau Brussels
Exploring a selection of Art Nouveau buildings in Brussels, the birthplace of this remarkable architectural style.