It's not about the destination, it's about enjoying every step along the way Geoff's Blogs Travelling (hotels, food, flying, driving, ...) Places (cities, sites, museums...) Science & Tech that captures my imagination Culture & Arts Genealogy of our families, going back in time Everyday Life and discovering the hidden history of stuff Geoff's Blog Timeline 14 September 2024 A hotel and restaurant review of Il Sole de Ranco on Lago Maggiore. Hotel – Il Sole de Ranco 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 7 August 2024 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Protected: Internet – the history of a con trick 3 August 2024 This is all about the pottery and porcelain that somehow invaded our shelves and cupboards Pottery and Porcelain – collected over time 26 July 2024 A stein of beer is divine medicine Is it Stein or Krug? 12 July 2024 Inaugurating a new wardrobe allows a rethink about what goes and what don't My Wardrobe – just clothes not Narnia 11 July 2024 What better way to see a bright sunny horizon than with a pair of binoculars Binoculars – I can see clearly now… 6 July 2024 Why do I get occasional gratuitous and meaningless reviews WordPress – Comment spam 1 July 2024 Review of Mas de Boudan in Nîmes, France Hotel – Mas de Boudan, Nîmes 1 July 2024 My summer roadtrip of 2024 – leaving Andalucia, going north Roadtrip – Summer 2024 1 July 2024 This was the third stop on my 2024 Spring roadtrip going south Hotel – La Galiana Golf Resort, Valencia 24 June 2024 This is just a description of some Niderviller pottery we have Niderviller Pottery 23 June 2024 What is, and what isn't, cushion couture What makes a good cushion? 22 June 2024 A short review on flying in a Boeing 747-800 Travel – Boeing 737-800 (2024) 20 June 2024 Summary of titbits from Science, Tech, Culture and the Arts Connecting Science, Tech, Culture and the Arts 13 June 2024 Our musical tastes through the 1980s. Music – 1980s 12 June 2024 Why do men wear underpants? Men’s underpants 4 June 2024 What is a Round The World trip? Travel – Round the World 3 June 2024 Insults, occasionally useful, but not toooo... explicit. Language – Insults 25 May 2024 The slang I used as a teenager and young man, without knowing they were slang Language – my everyday English slang – C 24 May 2024 Some articles and publications on the latest scientific developments Connecting with Science – 2024 24 May 2024 Some articles and publications on culture and the arts Connecting with Culture and the Arts – 2024 24 May 2024 Some articles and publications on new technologies Connecting with Tech – 2024 30 April 2024 This is a summary of my collection of postage stamps from South America Postage Stamps – South America 23 April 2024 A recipe for Rabo de Toro Estofado Food – Rabo de Toro Estofado from Ronda 22 April 2024 A recipe for Caldo Herreño Food – Caldo Herreño from Islas Canarias 10 April 2024 A visit to the cathedral of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges 8 April 2024 This was the first stop on my 2024 Spring roadtrip going south Hotel – Domaine de Marchal, Celles-sur-Durolle 7 April 2024 My spring roadtrip of 2024 – going south to Andalucia Roadtrip – Spring 2024 27 March 2024 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Protected: Family – Emily Smith, née Rowan 11 February 2024 A quick visit to see the stamps of Mongolia Postage Stamps – Mongolia 24 January 2024 My review of the book Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson Book Review – Termination Shock 7 January 2024 This is the history of my life with Monique Monique – the entire universe conspired to help me find her 20 December 2023 Stamps are defined by 19th and 20th century geography Postage Stamps – the geography of change 15 November 2023 I've decided to organise my old shoeboxes of postage stamps, but what does that mean? Postage Stamps – a mass-produced art form 13 November 2023 This is archaeology in the sense of digging down into some old copies of Punch... The Archaeology of Punch Magazine – 1895
14 September 2024 A hotel and restaurant review of Il Sole de Ranco on Lago Maggiore. Hotel – Il Sole de Ranco
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
7 August 2024 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Protected: Internet – the history of a con trick
3 August 2024 This is all about the pottery and porcelain that somehow invaded our shelves and cupboards Pottery and Porcelain – collected over time
12 July 2024 Inaugurating a new wardrobe allows a rethink about what goes and what don't My Wardrobe – just clothes not Narnia
11 July 2024 What better way to see a bright sunny horizon than with a pair of binoculars Binoculars – I can see clearly now…
1 July 2024 This was the third stop on my 2024 Spring roadtrip going south Hotel – La Galiana Golf Resort, Valencia
20 June 2024 Summary of titbits from Science, Tech, Culture and the Arts Connecting Science, Tech, Culture and the Arts
25 May 2024 The slang I used as a teenager and young man, without knowing they were slang Language – my everyday English slang – C
24 May 2024 Some articles and publications on the latest scientific developments Connecting with Science – 2024
24 May 2024 Some articles and publications on culture and the arts Connecting with Culture and the Arts – 2024
30 April 2024 This is a summary of my collection of postage stamps from South America Postage Stamps – South America
8 April 2024 This was the first stop on my 2024 Spring roadtrip going south Hotel – Domaine de Marchal, Celles-sur-Durolle
27 March 2024 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Protected: Family – Emily Smith, née Rowan
24 January 2024 My review of the book Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson Book Review – Termination Shock
7 January 2024 This is the history of my life with Monique Monique – the entire universe conspired to help me find her
20 December 2023 Stamps are defined by 19th and 20th century geography Postage Stamps – the geography of change
15 November 2023 I've decided to organise my old shoeboxes of postage stamps, but what does that mean? Postage Stamps – a mass-produced art form
13 November 2023 This is archaeology in the sense of digging down into some old copies of Punch... The Archaeology of Punch Magazine – 1895