Brussels airport – back at Zaventem
Zaventem, Brussels airport has re-opened exactly two weeks after the terrorist bomb attacks. Passing through the airport yesterday I took these photos.
Stops and Stories
A travel blog about Stops and Stories. Read TheSupercargo’s Travel Blog for more detail or scroll down.
W W Thomas Jr – His Name Set in Stone
W W Thomas Jr is the only name that looks remotely English (Welsh in fact), carved in stone in S A Hedlund’s Guest Book, but he turns out to be American.
Terrorism – a proper response
Every so often someone asks me how I feel about terrorism – what is the proper response? The proper response to terrorism is bravery.
Scary Monsters and Museum Night Fever
An evening of scary monsters, strange objects, and a night out at several museums which have stepped “out of their usual context” for the evening.
A walk in Molenbeek
A walk – with photos – through Molenbeek, the Brussels district vilified in the international press as a hotbed of jihadist terrorist activity.
My Three Scents
These are my three scents – three smells that each conjure up vivid double memories of events widely separated in time and place.
Particular smells
Particular smells can be immensely evocative. Kate McLean has developed a method for colecting smells into smell maps and smellscapes.
Graffiti and frescoes in Florence
Florentine graffiti: some people like it, some hate it. Here are some examples that I liked and photographed during my visit at the beginning of November 2015.
Flying the Yellow Jack
I’m now flying the yellow jack! You may already know that the international vaccination card is yellow, but it was news to me when I was given mine.
Drawing the Bottom Line in Ghent
It’s very dull, misty, grey and monochrome in Belgium at present so we choose to visit the Bottom Line – an exhibition of drawing – in Ghent.