Tag Archives: Travel

From Vianden to home

Posted on September 22, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

On the hill overlooking the beautiful village of Vianden stands a black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia, a North-American tree introduced all over the world for gardening purposes. With its nice feathered leaves obscuring the view from the viewpoint, it made a … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxemburg | Tagged Architecture, Castle, Ecology, History, Invasive species, Luxembourg, Nature, Photography, Science, Travel | Leave a comment

Dinner with a view

Posted on September 16, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

While my previous post was a shout-out for all the fantastic science being presented here at the Neobiota conference in Luxembourg, this one can be short: just how amazing is this as a location for a conference dinner!? Dining between armours, giant … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxemburg | Tagged Architecture, Castle, Conference, History, Luxembourg, Photography, Travel, Vianden | 2 Comments

A gathering of experts

Posted on September 15, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Neobiota 2016: the largest gathering of invasion ecologists I have ever seen, all under the watching eye of Vianden’s famous castle. We joined forces here in Luxembourg with more than 260 ecologists from all over the world for what – up … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxemburg | Tagged Architecture, Castles, Conference, Ecology, Invasion ecology, Invasions, Luxembourg, neobiota2016, Plant invasions, Science, Travel | 2 Comments

Landmark

Posted on September 11, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Everywhere you go in the area around Abisko, this impressive landmark jumps to the eye: the Lapporten. This U-shaped valley overlooking the large valley of the Abiskojokka (the Abisko river) and the Abisko National Park, stands as one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Lapland, Nature photography, Photography, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden, Travel | 6 Comments

Charging the batteries

Posted on August 29, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

A few more days of charging the batteries here in Belgium before we head up back north to the colds of the Arctic. There seems to be an unfortunate negative correlation between the weather in Belgium and the weather in … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Forests, Hiking, Landscape photography, Meerdaalwoud, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Summer, Travel | Leave a comment

JFK

Posted on August 27, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Sunset from JFK New York, last week, on our way back from the ESA ecological conference in Florida. I guess they call this a #trowback… I have had time to think about all I learned in America, and my main … Continue reading →