Tag Archives: Travel

University of the Arctic

Posted on May 31, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

It are the little things that can make someone happy. Some of my Swedish pictures are featured on the website of the University of the Arctic. That idea is already nice, but I also find it nice to be associated … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged arctic, Cold, Ecology, Hike, Mountains, Nature photography, north, Photography, Science, Scientists, Travel, Traveling, University | 3 Comments

Follow your nose

Posted on May 18, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

In between the corrections of the reports of my students in the course on forest types, I took some free time roaming through little forest patches in the southern half of Flanders, close to the capital. It was in one of these patches that I stumbled on … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Flowers, Garden, Gardens, Hiking, Macro photography, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Spring, Students, Teaching, Travel | 3 Comments

As beautiful as ever

Posted on April 30, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I wanted to make an overview of all the adventures we had in Chile, before moving on to the next exciting stages in my PhD. So click here to see the image gallery, or visit it on the right side of my website … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Animals, Birds, Chile, Ecology, Fieldwork, Hiking, Nature, Nature photography, Ocean, Photography, Plants, Punta Arenas, Science, South America, Travel, Travelling, World | 6 Comments

The Antarctic feel

Posted on April 21, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Punta Arenas is the closest a big city gets to Antartica. The implications of that fact are nowhere felt better as on the top of the Cerro Mirador, the mountain overlooking the city. I have to admit the weather conditions in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Antarctica, Chile, Extreme, Nature photography, Photography, Snow, South America, Subantarctic, Travel, Travelling, White, Wildlife, Winter | 3 Comments

Lenga forest

Posted on April 16, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The Magellanic subantarctic forests (lenga bosque, in their own language) display an indescribable beauty. In the region of Punta Arenas, they consist almost entirely of one species: Nothofagus pumilio, or Lenga tree, a deciduous tree proudly covering the southernmost forests of the world. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Adventure, Chile, Ecology, Forest, Lenga, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, South America, Travel, Travelling | 7 Comments

Growing wild

Posted on April 15, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

I think I can reveal a little bit of the results of our recent fieldwork trip to southern Chile. I think I will have to in any case, cause what we saw is too fascinating to keep silent about it here. Some of … Continue reading →