My first Club Carlson stay, at Berlin’s remarkable Radisson built around a fish tank!
Trip Report: Barra beach landing
Quick overview of my trip to Barra, and link to the detailed Flyertalk report.
BRR, The beach airport
Photos of Barra airport and the Twin Otter, plus on-board video of landing and takeoff at the beach!
Trip Report: The big win, big science, and a big storm
Full report on my 2013Q4 project: chasing IHG’s Big Win promotion.
Visiting CERN
Big science at CERN: The Universe of Particles, Microcosm, and a chance to get a bit further behind the scenes at ATLAS.
Room walkthrough: Yotel
A 30 second video tour of a standard Yotel cabin, Heathrow. Read more [...]
Toes Over Toronto
A little after 9am this morning found me perched on a bench with four strangers, each of us anonymously dressed in oversized red jumpsuits, further constrained by straps that pull awkwardly at limbs. I’d been temporarily relieved of all my possessions except my clothes, lest I somehow cause harm with them later; permanently relieved of almost $200; breathalysed; swabbed for narcotics; had surrendered my passport; and waived my right to sue over distress, injury or death.
All because I fancied a stroll.
The Gävle Goat
Gävle’s iconic – and accident-prone – giant Christmas goat.