Geoff's Blog 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 Checkout >300 posts Geoff's Blog Timeline 3 February 2026 This is an update in 2024 on our first visit to Jumeirah Beach made in... The Jumeirah Beach Residence 2024 – Dubai 20 January 2026 I’ve tried multiple ways to track what I found interesting in the mega-fields of science... Science and Tech – Latest News 19 January 2026 My summary, very hesitant, of a podcast on Mattering- Language – What is Mattering? 18 January 2026 This is a review of my stay in Hotel Riu Palace Meloneras, Gran Canaria, early... Hotel – Riu Palace Meloneras, Gran Canaria 13 January 2026 This is a collection of recent videos about new robots. Tech – Latest Videos on Robotics 10 January 2026 Just how and why in English structured and shown in a particular way? Language – English II 30 December 2025 This is a review of my three days at the last F1 Grand Prix 2025... Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 23 December 2025 Visit to Qaṣr Al-Waṭan, the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi, early Dec. 2025. Palace of the Nation, Abu Dhabi 21 December 2025 My visit to the new Louvre in Abu Dhabi, early Dec. 2025. Louvre – Abu Dhabi 18 December 2025 This is a short review of my visit to the Sheikh Zeyed Grand Mosqur in... Sheikh Zeyed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi 14 December 2025 This is a hotel review from late 2025, of Beach Rotana in Abu Dhabi. Hotel – Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi 12 December 2025 This is a review page for my various flights on Luxair Boeing 737's. Flying – Luxair Boeing 737 3 November 2025 The history of our dune buggy. 1974 – Buying a Dune Buggy 26 October 2025 A short description of my book collection, starting with references books. Books – Worth the Space? 16 October 2025 A hotel report for the Royal Manotel in Geneva. Hotel – Royal Manotel, Geneva 6 October 2025 This is a trip report on a visit to CERN and the Mont Blanc. CERN & Mont Blanc 4 October 2025 This is panel we bought in Beijing in 2002, and framed has hung over our... 雪中梅花 Plum Blossoms in Snow 3 October 2025 Calligraphy my wife and I received during our visit to Beijing in 2002. 家和万事兴 — A Gift of Calligraphy, Beijing 2002 2 October 2025 Quotes from soft satire to stinging wit. A work in progress... Language – Soft Satire to Stinging Wit 1 October 2025 This is a description of a small oval brass box with a Chinese inscription, used... Brass Seal Paste Box 銅印泥盒 (tóng yìn ní hé) 26 September 2025 I will discuss the history of some old panels or poles that came from my... Câu đối (對聯) 25 August 2025 In moving into my new apartment I discovered my robot parking. Robotised Parking 18 August 2025 Moving in to a new apartment, I decided I needed a new bed. One that... Furniture – Buying a New Bed 15 August 2025 Moving into a new apartment I needed to think about getting a new washing machine... Domestic Machines – Washing & Drying 10 August 2025 Moving into a new apartment I needed to learn about my new dishwasher. Domestic Machines – Dishwasher 28 July 2025 This is a description of Quark's Ocean Explorer, compared with Ponant's Le Lyrial. Travel – Quark Ocean Explorer 27 July 2025 This is the second part of my review of a trip to the Arctic on... Places – Arctic II 25 July 2025 This is the first part of my review of a trip to the Arctic on... Places – Arctic I 13 July 2025 My review of the Hotel Kämp, in Helsinki. Hotel – Kämp, Helsinki 12 July 2025 My visit through Svalbard Airport in Longyearbyen. Flying – Svalbard Airport, Longyearbyen 2 July 2025 This is review of the Lufthansa Business Class lounge near Gate B28 in Frankfurt airport. Flying – Lufthansa Business Class Lounge (A26), Frankfurt 2 July 2025 A review of one night spent in the Hilton at the airport in Helsinki. Hotel – Hilton Airport, Helsinki 2 July 2025 My review of the hotel Torni in Helsinki. Hotel – Solo Sokos Hotel Torni, Helsinki 16 June 2025 This is part II of the story of a group visit "The Science of Champagne". Champagne II – au-delà des bulles! 16 June 2025 This is part I of the story of a group visit "The Science of Champagne". Champagne I – je goûte les étoiles! 3 June 2025 A report on my overnight in Le Mas de Gleyzes, Lédenon, near Nîmes. Hotel – Le Mas de Gleyzes, Lédenon 3 June 2025 A quick review of my roadtrip back north, summer 2025. RoadTrip – Summer 2025 3 June 2025 This is a review of the hotel MontSant, in Xàtiva, just south of Valencia. Hotel – MontSant, Xàtiva 31 May 2025 Moving from a MacBook Pro M1 to a new MacBook Pro M3 Tech – MacBook Pro M1 to M3 29 May 2025 A whale watching trip to the Azores in May 2025. Azores – Whale Watching
3 February 2026 This is an update in 2024 on our first visit to Jumeirah Beach made in... The Jumeirah Beach Residence 2024 – Dubai
20 January 2026 I’ve tried multiple ways to track what I found interesting in the mega-fields of science... Science and Tech – Latest News
18 January 2026 This is a review of my stay in Hotel Riu Palace Meloneras, Gran Canaria, early... Hotel – Riu Palace Meloneras, Gran Canaria
13 January 2026 This is a collection of recent videos about new robots. Tech – Latest Videos on Robotics
10 January 2026 Just how and why in English structured and shown in a particular way? Language – English II
30 December 2025 This is a review of my three days at the last F1 Grand Prix 2025... Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025
23 December 2025 Visit to Qaṣr Al-Waṭan, the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi, early Dec. 2025. Palace of the Nation, Abu Dhabi
18 December 2025 This is a short review of my visit to the Sheikh Zeyed Grand Mosqur in... Sheikh Zeyed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi
14 December 2025 This is a hotel review from late 2025, of Beach Rotana in Abu Dhabi. Hotel – Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi
12 December 2025 This is a review page for my various flights on Luxair Boeing 737's. Flying – Luxair Boeing 737
26 October 2025 A short description of my book collection, starting with references books. Books – Worth the Space?
4 October 2025 This is panel we bought in Beijing in 2002, and framed has hung over our... 雪中梅花 Plum Blossoms in Snow
3 October 2025 Calligraphy my wife and I received during our visit to Beijing in 2002. 家和万事兴 — A Gift of Calligraphy, Beijing 2002
2 October 2025 Quotes from soft satire to stinging wit. A work in progress... Language – Soft Satire to Stinging Wit
1 October 2025 This is a description of a small oval brass box with a Chinese inscription, used... Brass Seal Paste Box 銅印泥盒 (tóng yìn ní hé)
26 September 2025 I will discuss the history of some old panels or poles that came from my... Câu đối (對聯)
18 August 2025 Moving in to a new apartment, I decided I needed a new bed. One that... Furniture – Buying a New Bed
15 August 2025 Moving into a new apartment I needed to think about getting a new washing machine... Domestic Machines – Washing & Drying
10 August 2025 Moving into a new apartment I needed to learn about my new dishwasher. Domestic Machines – Dishwasher
28 July 2025 This is a description of Quark's Ocean Explorer, compared with Ponant's Le Lyrial. Travel – Quark Ocean Explorer
12 July 2025 My visit through Svalbard Airport in Longyearbyen. Flying – Svalbard Airport, Longyearbyen
2 July 2025 This is review of the Lufthansa Business Class lounge near Gate B28 in Frankfurt airport. Flying – Lufthansa Business Class Lounge (A26), Frankfurt
2 July 2025 A review of one night spent in the Hilton at the airport in Helsinki. Hotel – Hilton Airport, Helsinki
16 June 2025 This is part II of the story of a group visit "The Science of Champagne". Champagne II – au-delà des bulles!
16 June 2025 This is part I of the story of a group visit "The Science of Champagne". Champagne I – je goûte les étoiles!
3 June 2025 A report on my overnight in Le Mas de Gleyzes, Lédenon, near Nîmes. Hotel – Le Mas de Gleyzes, Lédenon
3 June 2025 This is a review of the hotel MontSant, in Xàtiva, just south of Valencia. Hotel – MontSant, Xàtiva