Christmas markets in Vienna and Linz
Visited the delightful Austrian Christmas markets in Vienna and Linz. Pictures added to the Austria album.
Visiting the European Gravitational Observatory
I visited Virgo Interferometer, the gravitational waves detector located in Italy, The tour was very interesting for learning about gravitational-wave astronomy and how the interferometer works. Also visited Pisa and its nice monuments and old town. Pictures added to the Italy album:
Scandinavian tour
I did a tour of four Scandinavian capitals and revisited Svalbard, one of the most interesting destinations I’ve ever seen. My first destination was the capital of Norway. Pictures of Oslo added to the updated Norway album: Next, I revisited Svalbard and took lots of pictures of its wildlife and scenic landscapes. Pictures added to […]
Paris Air Show
Visited Paris Air Show, the largest air show and aerospace-industry exhibition in the world measured by number of exhibitors and size of exhibit space. At this event I got a chance to see some very cool flight demonstrations with fighter jets such as the fantastic F-35 Lightning II, Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale and F-16V Fighting […]
Colorful and relaxing weekend trip to Gibraltar and Ceuta
I spent one day in each of the two territories visiting main sites. In Gibraltar, which I visited for a second time, I walked around the Nature Reserve and visited Main Street, Europa Point and Catalan Bay. I also checked out the entrance to Gorham’s Cave, where one of the last colonies of Neanderthals lived […]
Revisiting Thailand for food and relaxation
Revisited Thailand for beach relaxation at the beautiful Natai Beach Resort, enjoying cocktails, nice weather, beach massages and delicious food. Also spent a couple of days in Bangkok (Lumphini park and its large monitor lizards were a nice find) and half a day in Patong Beach. Pictures added to the Thailand album:
Seoul, another cool and exciting city in South-East Asia
I like the modern and developed cities of South-East Asia, so I decided to visit Seoul for my first trip to South Korea. I liked the city’s lively atmosphere, delicious food, night markets, stylish people, efficient transportation and cuteness overload. Pictures from this trip are available in the new South Korea album
Another brief beach trip to Bulgaria
Spent a few days at the beach at Golden Sands in Bulgaria. A few pictures added to the Bulgaria album
Visiting the Space Operations Centre of the European Space Agency
I visited the Space Operations Centre of the European Space Agency (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. ESOC controls ESA’s Earth Observation, space telescopes and planetary missions. The tour was very interesting and included some very cool exhibits, such as actual engineering models of famous ESA missions: Rosetta to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, Euclid space telescope, BepiColombo en route […]
Relaxing trip to Sri Lanka, Thailand and Qatar
I revisited Sri Lanka for some relaxing time at Bentota Beach and city exploration in Colombo and Kandy. Pictures added to the Sri Lanka album: After Sri Lanka I spent some time relaxing at Natai Beach and Patong, and exploring Bangkok in Thailand. New pictures added to the Thailand album: Also visited Doha in Qatar […]