It's not about the destination, it's about enjoying every step along the way Geoff's Blogs Travel (hotels, food, flying, driving, ...) Places (cities, sites, museums...) Science & Tech Culture & Arts Genealogy of our families Everyday Life and the hidden history of stuff Geoff's Blog Timeline 17 February 2025 Le Lyrial, in this post I try to understand what it means to be an... Travel – Le Lyrial – an technical review 14 February 2025 Artificial Intelligence leverages advanced algorithms, machine learning models, and data-driven methodologies to automate processes, extract... Tech – AI 12 February 2025 After many years I began to hate the twist-on F-type connector. DIY – I hate the twist-on F-type connector 12 February 2025 Computer security for both industry and consumers focuses on protecting systems, data, and communications from... Tech – Computer Security 10 February 2025 I am going to try to create a clean desk setup. So here goes! Tech – Home Desktop Setup 3 February 2025 Analysing 1 months junk mail from January 2025. Tech – Junk Mail, a pain in the proverbial 1 February 2025 Just how should I start to organise my old boxes of stamps? Postage Stamps – tidy or toss? 17 January 2025 My 2024 winter roadtrip was a drive south to Andalusia. However, due to Christmas-New Year... Roadtrip – Winter 2024 16 January 2025 The Parador di Lorca was our first stopover on our Summer 2023 roadtrip, and I've... Hotel – Parador de Lorca, Spain 15 January 2025 My 2024 winter review of the Parador in Aiguablava, Spain. Hotel – Parador Aiguablava, Spain 14 January 2025 My 2024 winter review of Cottage de Clairefontaine, Chonas l'Amballan, just south of Lyon. Hotel – Cottage de Clairefontaine, Chonas l’Amballan 17 December 2024 This is a review of Lufthansa's First Class lounge near Gate A13 in Frankfurt airport. Travel – Lufthansa First Class Lounge, Frankfurt 16 December 2024 This is a trip report on my Lufthansa First Class flight Buenos Aires-Frankfurt on a... Travel – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 – First Class 16 December 2024 This is my review of the hotel Palladio in Buenos Aires. Hotel – Palladio, Buenos Aires 12 December 2024 This is the first part of my day-by-day description of my trip to the Antarctic... Travel – Antarctic on Le Lyrial (Days 1-7) 26 November 2024 This is a description of Le Lyrial, on which I visited the Antarctic. Travel – Le Lyrial – a luxury expedition cruise ship 26 November 2024 This is a review od my one night stay in the Sofitel Recoleta, Buenos Aires. Hotel – Sofitel Recoleta, Buenos Aires 25 November 2024 This is a review of the Mediã Plaza hotel in Buenos Aires. Hotel – Meliã Recoleta, Buenos Aires 23 November 2024 This is a trip report about Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires. Travel – Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires 23 November 2024 This is a trip report on my Lufthansa Business Class flight Frankfurt-Buenos Aires on a... Travel – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 – Business Class 22 November 2024 This is review of the Lufthansa Business Class lounge near Gate B28 in Frankfurt airport. Travel – Lufthansa Business Class Lounge, Frankfurt 22 November 2024 This is a review of a short hop Luxembourg-Frankfurt-Luxembourg on a Embraer E195. Travel – Air Dolomiti Embraer E195 15 November 2024 This is all about what to pack for an Antarctic cruise. Travel – My Antarctic Packing List 14 November 2024 Here I look at my collection of Apple cables and accessories. Tech – Apple cables and accessories 13 November 2024 Why do we keep all those old cables? Tech – cables galore 12 November 2024 This is my packing list for carry-on. Its what's in my backpack. Travel – My carry-on packing list 1 November 2024 This is my packing list for check-in baggage. Travel – My check-in packing list 13 October 2024 This is my visit to Lingotto in Turin. In 1923 its was the largest car... Lingotto, Torino 13 October 2024 My visit to look at a wind turbine installed near a local village. Luxembourg – Dalheim Wind Farm 11 October 2024 I try to look at cause of death and life expectancy, and what that means... Health – Cause of Death, and How I/You Will Die 7 October 2024 I finally get around to deciding on a backpack for my laptop. Travel – Backpack for laptop 24 September 2024 Visit to Castello di Issogne, one of the most impressive castles in Val d'Aosta. Val d’Aosta – Castello di Issogne 20 September 2024 We visit four different castles in the Val d'Aosta. Val d’Aosta – Castles 14 September 2024 A hotel and restaurant review of Il Sole de Ranco on Lago Maggiore. Hotel – Il Sole de Ranco, Lago Maggiore 13 September 2024 Update on varnishing wood on our balcony. DIY – Varnishing Wood – Update 2024 17 August 2024 This post tries to capture practical travel destinations, hotels, etc. for the future. Travel – what dreams are made of… 14 August 2024 This is just about what I like and don't like about trends in everyday design. The Crusty Critique – Good Design & Bad Design 12 August 2024 Our favourite music from the 1960s. Music – Playlist 1960s 10 August 2024 Our favourite music from the 1950s. Music – Playlist 1950s 8 August 2024 All about the way ordinary words are given different, special meanings. Language – new words and new meanings
17 February 2025 Le Lyrial, in this post I try to understand what it means to be an... Travel – Le Lyrial – an technical review
14 February 2025 Artificial Intelligence leverages advanced algorithms, machine learning models, and data-driven methodologies to automate processes, extract... Tech – AI
12 February 2025 After many years I began to hate the twist-on F-type connector. DIY – I hate the twist-on F-type connector
12 February 2025 Computer security for both industry and consumers focuses on protecting systems, data, and communications from... Tech – Computer Security
10 February 2025 I am going to try to create a clean desk setup. So here goes! Tech – Home Desktop Setup
3 February 2025 Analysing 1 months junk mail from January 2025. Tech – Junk Mail, a pain in the proverbial
1 February 2025 Just how should I start to organise my old boxes of stamps? Postage Stamps – tidy or toss?
17 January 2025 My 2024 winter roadtrip was a drive south to Andalusia. However, due to Christmas-New Year... Roadtrip – Winter 2024
16 January 2025 The Parador di Lorca was our first stopover on our Summer 2023 roadtrip, and I've... Hotel – Parador de Lorca, Spain
15 January 2025 My 2024 winter review of the Parador in Aiguablava, Spain. Hotel – Parador Aiguablava, Spain
14 January 2025 My 2024 winter review of Cottage de Clairefontaine, Chonas l'Amballan, just south of Lyon. Hotel – Cottage de Clairefontaine, Chonas l’Amballan
17 December 2024 This is a review of Lufthansa's First Class lounge near Gate A13 in Frankfurt airport. Travel – Lufthansa First Class Lounge, Frankfurt
16 December 2024 This is a trip report on my Lufthansa First Class flight Buenos Aires-Frankfurt on a... Travel – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 – First Class
16 December 2024 This is my review of the hotel Palladio in Buenos Aires. Hotel – Palladio, Buenos Aires
12 December 2024 This is the first part of my day-by-day description of my trip to the Antarctic... Travel – Antarctic on Le Lyrial (Days 1-7)
26 November 2024 This is a description of Le Lyrial, on which I visited the Antarctic. Travel – Le Lyrial – a luxury expedition cruise ship
26 November 2024 This is a review od my one night stay in the Sofitel Recoleta, Buenos Aires. Hotel – Sofitel Recoleta, Buenos Aires
25 November 2024 This is a review of the Mediã Plaza hotel in Buenos Aires. Hotel – Meliã Recoleta, Buenos Aires
23 November 2024 This is a trip report about Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires. Travel – Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires
23 November 2024 This is a trip report on my Lufthansa Business Class flight Frankfurt-Buenos Aires on a... Travel – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 – Business Class
22 November 2024 This is review of the Lufthansa Business Class lounge near Gate B28 in Frankfurt airport. Travel – Lufthansa Business Class Lounge, Frankfurt
22 November 2024 This is a review of a short hop Luxembourg-Frankfurt-Luxembourg on a Embraer E195. Travel – Air Dolomiti Embraer E195
15 November 2024 This is all about what to pack for an Antarctic cruise. Travel – My Antarctic Packing List
14 November 2024 Here I look at my collection of Apple cables and accessories. Tech – Apple cables and accessories
12 November 2024 This is my packing list for carry-on. Its what's in my backpack. Travel – My carry-on packing list
13 October 2024 This is my visit to Lingotto in Turin. In 1923 its was the largest car... Lingotto, Torino
13 October 2024 My visit to look at a wind turbine installed near a local village. Luxembourg – Dalheim Wind Farm
11 October 2024 I try to look at cause of death and life expectancy, and what that means... Health – Cause of Death, and How I/You Will Die
7 October 2024 I finally get around to deciding on a backpack for my laptop. Travel – Backpack for laptop
24 September 2024 Visit to Castello di Issogne, one of the most impressive castles in Val d'Aosta. Val d’Aosta – Castello di Issogne
14 September 2024 A hotel and restaurant review of Il Sole de Ranco on Lago Maggiore. Hotel – Il Sole de Ranco, Lago Maggiore
17 August 2024 This post tries to capture practical travel destinations, hotels, etc. for the future. Travel – what dreams are made of…
14 August 2024 This is just about what I like and don't like about trends in everyday design. The Crusty Critique – Good Design & Bad Design
8 August 2024 All about the way ordinary words are given different, special meanings. Language – new words and new meanings