Tag Archives: Travel

No longer lost

Posted on October 9, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I could add an awesome piece of equipment to my fieldwork gear: a Garmin Oregon 600t, a high-tech walking gps that promised me that I would never get lost in the mountains. Little friends like this one are a crucial item in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Ecology, Fieldwork, Garmin, GPS, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Oregon, Photography, Travel, Walking | Leave a comment

Summer extended

Posted on October 8, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

For those suffering from nostalgic feelings for the summer, click here for a happy and sunny photo gallery from my latest trip to Spain. Enjoy!

Posted in General | Tagged Abroad, Animals, Costa Brava, Europe, Hiking, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Plants, Spain, Summer, Tourism, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 2 Comments

Slow and steady

Posted on September 19, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The Costa Brava is full of snails. When it is hot, they are hiding in their house, safe from the heat and drought. They wait, wait and wait, patiently and motionless, until it finally starts raining. Rain can be crazy … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain | Tagged Animals, Costa Brava, Holiday, Nature photography, Photography, Spain, Summer, Sun, Travel, Travelling, Weather, Wildlife, World | 5 Comments

Holiday break

Posted on September 5, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Autumn arrived in the Arctic with fast incoming clouds and drizzling rains, luckily exactly the day when the field season was over! I am now going to celebrate this second field season of my PhD with a deserved holiday to Spain, where summers … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain, Sweden | Tagged Abisko, arctic, Autumn, Ecology, Field season, Fieldwork, Photography, Scandinavia, Spain, Sweden, Travel | 4 Comments

Flying a helicopter

Posted on September 3, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Our most remote plots involve hours of climbing on steep mountain slopes, through dense willow shrubs and over dry rocky areas. But not this time. This time we had to walk for 20 minutes to Abisko’s helicopter base and do the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Adventure, arctic, flying, Helicopter, Holiday, Mountains, Photography, Scandinavia, Sweden, Travel, Travelling | 1 Comment

Please do not disturb

Posted on September 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

If you leave your experiment behind in the Scandinavian mountains, you will have to deal with the wildlife up there. We learned that lesson the hard way. It turns out that the high north houses a high density of reindeer, a fact we immediately noticed … Continue reading →