Strange maps and an Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities.
In praise of cartography of all sorts, digital and analogue – and a plug for the website of Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities.
Stops and Stories
A travel blog about Stops and Stories. Read TheSupercargo’s Travel Blog for more detail or scroll down.
The Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles, Brussels
In which we visit the Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles and learn something about Victor Horta, who brought Art Nouveau to Brussels; his influence lives on.
Abbe Froidure Park, Ixelles, in Autumn
We visit the Abbe Froidure Park in autumn and attempt (but fail) to record an off-the-cuff presentation without a script, but do take some nice pictures.
A New Blogging Policy – Stops and Stories
My new plan for blogging at Stops & Stories (and by implication At the Quill); I also mention the help I’ve had from the website of my Blogg52 compadre, Anna Hellqvist.
Swimming – now and then and in between
In which we consider swimming as exercise and therapy and a try to remember learning to swim as well as exploring swimming at Piscine de Longchamp in Uccle.
Brussels details – architectural and painterly
In which we consider the architectural details of Brussels houses (and take a quick look at some details in art as well).
10 Things Out of Africa
A ridiculously long description of 10 items I think the world has got Out of Africa – a response to a dismal, poor article in the Guardian from last week.
Home but away – sculpture and people
In which we contemplate being home but away for a summer holiday and dwell on the Trädgårdsförening park and its surroundings in central Göteborg.
On the west coast – a summer seascape
On the Swedish west coast near Gothenburg, looking west from Björlanda Store Udd. A summer seascape with rain clouds threatening.
I am still on holiday…
I am still on holiday, and here’s photo evidence: a selfie taken in the sun at Eriksberg in Gothenburg on the Swedish West Coast.