Tag Archives: Travel

Concepcíon

Posted on February 2, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Brussels-Madrid, a midnight cross-over of the Atlantic Ocean and the whole of South America, and a one hour flight south from Santiago, and there we were: Concepcíon, close to the Pacific Ocean, in Central Chile. There, on the shores of … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, General | Tagged Fieldwork, Landscape photography, Nature, Nature photography, Outdoors, South America, Sunset, Travel, Travel photography | 5 Comments

Winter to summer

Posted on January 26, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Winter is here in Belgium, bringing gusts of frost, snow and icy rain that make for cold noses and toes. With all that cold, I am getting pretty ‘warmed up’ about our upcoming fieldwork trip to South America. Next week, … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Belgium, Chile | Tagged Belgium, Ecology, Fieldwork, Nature, Nature photography, Science, Snow, Travel, Winter, Winter photography | 2 Comments

Paris

Posted on January 16, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Passing through Paris today on my way to Amiens for a meet-up with colleagues. Looking forward to great science! Paris, so close to home, yet it feels so different from Belgium!

Posted in France | Tagged Architecture, cityscapes, France, Paris, Science, Travel, Travel photography | 1 Comment

Malaga

Posted on January 2, 2019 by lembrechtsjonas

Next week will bring me to Malaga, Spain, to a conference of the International Biogeography Society (IBS), a network of ecologists interested in the distribution of species. I will go there as a representative of my two favourite global networks: … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain | Tagged Biogeography, climate change, Ecology, Global change, Landscape photography, Mediterranean, Science, Travel, Travel photography | Leave a comment

2018 in stories (1)

Posted on December 25, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Here on ‘On top of the world’, we have the tradition to end the year with a ‘best of’, a list of the most read stories on this blog from the last year. This list helps us to wrap up … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Ecology, Landscape photography, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, PhD, Postdoc, Science, Travel, Travel photography | Leave a comment

Study day

Posted on October 10, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This week, we gathered in the beautiful city center of Antwerp for the PLECO Research Day, a yearly event that brings together all members of our research group for a day of discussions. As our group is steadily growing (over … Continue reading →