Although less ambitious than last year’s, 2023’s American adventure would still take in three states – and the District of Columbia.
Gallery: NL/BE 23
Photos from my trip to the Netherlands and Belgium – a mix of The Hague’s Museum Voorlinden and various architectural finds.
The puzzlepiece towns of Baarle Nassau and Baarle Hertog
Exploring the enclaves and counter-enclaves making up a complex Dutch/Belgian community.
Three nights in… The Hague
An overdue return to the Netherlands, and a bit more of Belgium.
ETF: The flights
Yerevan the long way: LHR-DXB-EVN-DXB-CDG-LHR on a mix of BA, Flydubai and Air France.
Gallery: Cosmic Day Trip
Photos from a variety of Armenian astrophysics facilities – some abandoned!
A Cosmic Day Trip
Searching for soviet space science in the mountains of Armenia.
The Extraordinary Travel Festival
A gathering of some of the world’s most-travelled people (and me).
Gallery: Yerevan, Armenia
Soviet art and architecture in Yerevan.
Yerevan, Armenia
Exploring Armenia’s capital, host to the extraordinary travel festival.
Gallery: Dubai
A few views of – and from – the world’s tallest building.
Three nights in… Dubai
My first new country since 2019 was one I’d never sought out: the UAE.
Overview: ETF22
An unprecedented third long-haul trip of the year took me to unfamiliar territory – but in some ways, was a return to my travel roots.
Transcontinental – Flyertalk version
As timely as ever, I have finally completed a chronological account of January’s US trip for Flyertalk.
The Idaho and Utah State Capitols
Unusually, both cities on this trip were the capitals of their respective states. Their capitol buildings turned out to be unexpected delights.
Gallery: Boise
Highlights from a variety of attractions in Idaho’s state capital, Boise.
36 hours in… Boise, Idaho
A brief side-trip from Salt Lake City let me claim another US State – my seventh new one of the year.
Gallery: Salt Lake City
A combined collection from 2022’s visits to Salt Lake City in January and May.
Salt Lake City
With Salt Lake City hosting four climbing word cups on back-to-back weekends, I returned for a second visit in 2022.
Chicago – the flights
Comparing BA’s new Club Suite to the familiar Club World; plus first class on Alaska Airlines.