I’m spending some time in Europe, and propose to intermittently blog about interesting things. This first post is about castles, for which I have a profound weakness. France is stiff with them, but this one is, frankly, crazy. Imagine yourself, … Continue reading
This post is brought to you by a single finger and a mobile phone and an eight hour bus trip. The reason you have an extra Meanwhile in Australia this week is be because so many people have asked me … Continue reading
At the invitation of professor and author Kij Johnson we went to visit the University of Kansas, with its vast holdings of SF and SFnal history. The actual collection is going to have to be a separate post — there … Continue reading
I didn’t bring my Croc clogs on our most recent return to Seattle, but we did bring the dogs, and I decided I would write my blog about that trip. The trip was for a necessary return to the surgeon … Continue reading
I simply cannot resist a grim Victorian prison. And fortunately I was able to score tickets to tour Kilmainham Gaol Museum in Dublin. This grim stone pile was built in 1796 and extensively refurbished to the latest fashions in Victorian … Continue reading
All the programming here in Dublin is mobbed. People have to line up to get into the panels, and the con volunteers have painfully, by trial and error, figured out how and where to create the queues and how to … Continue reading
Going to Worldcon always involves travel. And what is the point of travel but eating interesting new foods? Ireland is full of fascinating meals. The other main thing to do at Worldcon is no, not necessarily panels. That can be … Continue reading
This is my first visit to Bristol, one of the great Victorian cities in southern England. It has everything to recommend it — thrillingly redeveloped industrial buildings, preserved churches, and fantabulous food. It’s not as expensive and intimidating as London, … Continue reading
It has been one of my life ambitions to visit Bath and its Roman ruins, even though I have finished writing about Jack Wragsland in the Roman Empire. And here I am at last! We took 2 tours of the … Continue reading
The hotel I am staying in has fantastically limited wifi so these will have to be short. I am at this moment in Bristol about to attend the Diana Wynne Jones conference. And let’s see if i can post a … Continue reading
