Tag Archives: Adventure

Trolls (!)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I start the year with a nostalgic post about my visit to Sweden in July to cheer up those brave Scandinavians in the far north that don’t have much daylight at the moment. There is this one valley in Lapland where … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, Adventure, Lapland, Mountains, Mythology, Rocks, Scandinavia, Subarctic, Sweden, Trolls | 1 Comment

Walking with the death

Posted on November 27, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

One of the main places worth seeing in Punta Arenas serves the death, not the living. It is intriguingly beautiful for a city with so few attractive places. So impressive that it even got listed by the CNN as 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Cemetery, Patagonia, Punta Arenas, Subantarctic | Leave a comment

Dressed like a scientist

Posted on November 26, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

I finally bought something I already needed for a very long time: I got myself some nice, warm, cosy, wind-protecting clothing. All this time I had been working in the field without the appropriate jacket. Try to imagine! How was … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Adventure, Fieldwork, Scientific equipment | 3 Comments

Pictures from Chile

Posted on November 23, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

I’m currently safely back in Belgium and found some time to look at my favorite views from my visit to Chile. I’ll add some of them to this post and upload more interesting pictures to the photo gallery ‘Punta Arenas’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Punta Arenas, Subantarctic | 6 Comments

The other side of the peninsula

Posted on November 15, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

On our devoted search for field sites, we decided to cross the peninsula and approach the mountains from the other side. We would not be too far away from our other sides, but it would be a long drive on … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Adventure, Animals, Birds, Isla Riesco, Patagonia, Subantarctic | 1 Comment

Apologies to a city – the dike

Posted on November 13, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

I have been unnecessarily rude to the city of Punta Arenas (see my previous post ‘… and the ugly’). I did not realize that all I needed was a warm and sunny day and a leisure walk along the beach … Continue reading →