Tag Archives: Travel

Mountains of our future earth

Posted on October 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Today, I am off to Perth to represent MIREN (and myself) at the mountain conference on Mountains of our Future Earth. I am pretty excited to see Scotland (yes, it will be the Scottish Perth) and even more to explore the … Continue reading →

Posted in Scotland | Tagged Ecology, FutureEarth, Mountain ecology, Mountains, mtns15, Nature photography, Photography, Rocks, Science, Scotland, Travel, Traveling | 1 Comment

The cotton castle

Posted on September 24, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Please, allow my inner mountain enthousiast to be lyrical about some rocks! Pamukkale is the Turkish word for cotton castle, so I learned from Wikipedia, and it is a world famous hot spring area, with white calcium carbonate (‘travertine’) terraces overlooking a … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkey | Tagged Hiking, Landscape photography, Mountains, Pamukkale, Photography, Tourism, Travel, Traveling, Turkey, World | 5 Comments

Taking the stage

Posted on September 21, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

This thursday we have the Biology Research Day at our university, an event that for the first time brings together all students and PhD-students in Biology from the whole university, to learn from each other and see what is happening … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkey | Tagged Amphitheatre, Ancient history, Archeology, Architecture, History, Photography, Travel, Travel photography, Traveling, Turkey | Leave a comment

The land of the setting sun…

Posted on September 20, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

… at least, so it felt after a week of beautiful summer weather. The western coast of Turkey boarders the Mediterranean Sea, and every night the sun drops from the sky into the water, painting the world with the warmest colours. Turkey definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkey | Tagged Light, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Ocean, Photography, Plants, Sea, Summer, Sunset, Travel, Traveling, Turkey | Leave a comment

Feels like cold

Posted on September 12, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The atmosphere of autumn in the Swedish mountains is totally different from the feeling of summer. The mountains seem to be a lot less hospitable, with their stubborn clouds and rainy weather. But for those who manage to look through the … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Autumn, Hike, Hiking, Landscape photography, Mist, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, Scandinavia, Sweden, Travel, Travel photography, Travelling, Weather | 1 Comment

Cloudberry

Posted on September 8, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

One of my all-time favourite plants in the high north: the cloudberry. The fruits look like solidified clouds and they can grow where almost no other plants survive, from nutrient-poor marches to wet and acidic heathlands. They can withstand temperatures as … Continue reading →