Geoff's Blogs

This is panel we bought in Beijing in 2002, and framed has hung over our...

Calligraphy my wife and I received during our visit to Beijing in 2002.

Quotes from soft satire to stinging wit. A work in progress...

This is a description of a small oval brass box with a Chinese inscription, used...

I will discuss the history of some old panels or poles that came from my...

In moving into my new apartment I discovered my robot parking.

Moving in to a new apartment, I decided I needed a new bed. One that...

Moving into a new apartment I needed to think about getting a new washing machine...

Moving into a new apartment I needed to learn about my new dishwasher.

This is a description of Quark's Ocean Explorer, compared with Ponant's Le Lyrial.

This is the second part of my review of a trip to the Arctic on...

This is the first part of my review of a trip to the Arctic on...

My review of the Hotel Kämp, in Helsinki.

My visit through Svalbard Airport in Longyearbyen.

This is review of the Lufthansa Business Class lounge near Gate B28 in Frankfurt airport.

A review of one night spent in the Hilton at the airport in Helsinki.

My review of the hotel Torni in Helsinki.

This is part II of the story of a group visit "The Science of Champagne".

This is part I of the story of a group visit "The Science of Champagne".

A report on my overnight in Le Mas de Gleyzes, Lédenon, near Nîmes.

A quick review of my roadtrip back north, summer 2025.

This is a review of the hotel MontSant, in Xàtiva, just south of Valencia.

Moving from a MacBook Pro M1 to a new MacBook Pro M3

A whale watching trip to the Azores in May 2025.

This post is about planning a whale watching trip in the Azores.

This a review of the Azores Faial Garden hotel on the island of Horta in...

Flying through Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport.

A review of the Hotel Pessoa in Lisbon.

Flying from Lisbon to Horta (Faial) in the Azores and back with Azores Airlines.

Life with a built-in planter on a terrace wall.

Visit to LA Almazara, designed by Philippe Starck, a modernist taken on an olive oil...

A visit to the Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor in Ronda.

Some statistic-driven views about music.

This is a collection of recent videos about new robots.

I visit to Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

This is about Monique's stroke and how we dealt with it together

This is the first part of my day-by-day description of my trip to the Antarctic...

This is the second part of my day-by-day description of my trip to the Antarctic...

This is the third part of my day-by-day description of my trip to the Antarctic...

Where is Grytviken, and why is it now a heritage site?