Wanderings

I don't think I'll be doing quite so much travelling in 2008. However, it seemed a good idea to get the first trip of 2008 in early ...

One final trip to round out the year. A couple of days in staying in Palo Alto and attending a workshop at the William and Flora Hewlett Fo...

Over thirty years after first thinking about going to Antarctica - and at the second attempt this year, I have now done my first visit to An...

At the SLOAN-C conference in Orlando. 48 hours in the alternative reality that is Orlando. After this trip (which included my 28th & 2...

Just to demonstrate that I do sometimes spend time in Milton Keynes. We (The Open University) hosted the 2007 UK MoodleMoot this week. (And...

A cold, sunny weekend in Bristol. Walked along the river under the Suspension Bridge rather than heading to the bridge and looking down. An...

Working again - this time visiting the University of Catalunya in Barcelona. Excellent couple of days - and despite rumours to the contrary ...

A few days on the Suffolk coast - staying at a National Trust cottage, and spending lots of time on the RSPB Reserve at Minsmere. RSPB Minsm...

OK - back to work. This time in Beijing (really am in no position to complain) - alongside a week of work did manage to fit in trips to The...

This one really was just a holiday. Spent a week in East Greenland - staying in Kulusuk and Tasiilaq. Fantastic weather, empty mountains -...

A quick trip to Redmond for a workshop hosted by Microsoft. Flew to Seattle via Copenhagen (which extended the travel time, but provided a ...

Back on Shetland again. Spent a week on Fair Isle - staying at the Bird Observatory - and taking photographs in the mist. Then a week with ...

Builth Wells - rather cooler than Delhi. Didn't expect to see quite so many llamas in mid-Wales. I'n not sure why Picasa is demandi...

A short work trip to a very hot Delhi (c. 43C) - with a few hours grabbed for being a tourist. Need to make sure the next trip is both long...

Mainly a work trip (to a fantastic location!) - with a little bit of vacation time added in. Spent time in a harbourside hotel in Vancouver...

Local birdlife... Warburg April 2007

In search of penguins in Oxfordshire - and otters and meerkats... Cotswold Wildlife Park March 2007

A short work trip to Perth - just enough tourist time to wander around Perth and have a quick look at the sea at North Cottesloe and Freeman...

Spent a windy week on Shetland - partly with Shetland Wildlife (including a fantastic day at Up Helly Aa), partly doing our own thing. Shet...

A 4000 mile loop from Denver, visiting Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, South Dakota and Nebraska. Rockies