I arrived in Prague yesterday after spending four days in Berlin. The first two coincided with German victories in the World Cup, and the celebrations continued for the next two and may well still be going on. These celebrations occasionally blocked traffic, but as far as I could see, were entirely civilized, and it was good to see so many people ( Read more... )

Arrived in London badly jetlagged, about 30 hours after leaving Perth - roughly ten hours of which was spent in Bangkok's airport. Next time I fly overseas, I won't just ask for the cheapest fare (excluding Garuda), I'll ask for three or four and take the location and duration of the stopover into account. Suvarnabhumi isn't the worst airport I've ( Read more... )

When last we left the Swinetrek Before heading to Readercon, I visited Boston's Museum of Science to see their exhibit on The Dead Sea Scrolls. I took a wrong turn en route and found myself at Edgar Allan Poe Square, conveniently across the street from a large map that sent me in the right direction. This didn't leave me much time to see the rest ( Read more... )

I survived the hike up to the Burgess Shale, and actually found fossils there, though the first thing I discovered was how hideously unfit I am (I blame the 2.3 km altitude rather than the 11km distance). Climbing the last few metres to a site that resembled nothing so much as an alien planet from an old episode of Doctor Who left me utterly ( Read more... )

Please sign here to prevent the Irish government building a highway through the archaeological site of the Gabhra valley, between Tara and the hill of Skyne ( Read more... )