Geoff's Blogs

This is my packing list for check-in baggage.

This is my visit to Lingotto in Turin. In 1923 its was the largest car...

My visit to look at a wind turbine installed near a local village.

I try to look at cause of death and life expectancy, and what that means...

I finally get round to deciding on a backpack for my laptop.

Visit to Castello di Issogne, one of the most impressive castles in Val d'Aosta.

We visit four different castles in the Val d'Aosta.

A hotel and restaurant review of Il Sole de Ranco on Lago Maggiore.

Varnishing wood on a balcony

This post tries to capture practical travel destinations, hotels, etc. for the future

This is just about what I like and don't like about trends in everyday design.

Our favourite music from the 1960s.

Our favourite music from the 1950s.

All about the way ordinary words are given different, special meanings

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This is all about the pottery and porcelain that somehow invaded our shelves and cupboards

A stein of beer is divine medicine

Inaugurating a new wardrobe allows a rethink about what goes and what don't

What better way to see a bright sunny horizon than with a pair of binoculars

Why do I get occasional gratuitous and meaningless reviews

Review of Mas de Boudan in Nîmes, France

My summer roadtrip of 2024 – leaving Andalucia, going north

This was the third stop on my 2024 Spring roadtrip going south

This is just a description of some Niderviller pottery we have

What is, and what isn't, cushion couture

A short review on flying in a Boeing 747-800

Summary of titbits from Science, Tech, Culture and the Arts

Our musical tastes through the 1980s.

Why do men wear underpants?

What is a Round The World trip?

Insults, occasionally useful, but not toooo... explicit.

The slang I used as a teenager and young man, without knowing they were slang

Some articles and publications on the latest scientific developments

Some articles and publications on culture and the arts

Some articles and publications on new technologies

This is a summary of my collection of postage stamps from South America

A recipe for Rabo de Toro Estofado

A recipe for Caldo Herreño

A visit to the cathedral of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

This was the first stop on my 2024 Spring roadtrip going south