Travel - The Drafting Table

Big Well(s)

I spent quite a bit of time in southwestern Kansas last year, on account of a couple of projects with my work. On one of these trips, I had a bit of extra time on the (long) drive from Wichita, so I stopped at a small-town museum built around a

Water

Two Rivers in Asia

Travel, geopolitics, and water—this post is a review of two books that sit at the convergence of several of my interests. It can also be seen as the inland accompaniment to this post [https://danbscott.ghost.io/monsoon-prospect/] covering coastal areas in the same general region. The River at

Travel

Appalachian Appellation

I was recently down in northwestern Virginia on a business trip. Because I was there over a weekend, I had the chance to do a couple of hikes in the area. One spot I went hiking was in Shenandoah National Park [https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/hiking-opportunities.htm]. While

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fietspaden en droge voeten

This is my final post based off of my trip to the Netherlands. It focuses on reviewing a book about land reclamation and flood control infrastructure in the Netherlands and sharing a couple of bike trips I took out into the countryside around Amsterdam [https://danbscott.ghost.io/noord-holland/] and

Museums

Four Maritime Museums

In my posts about travelling to Copenhagen [https://danbscott.ghost.io/five-days-in-denmark/] , Amsterdam [https://danbscott.ghost.io/noord-holland/], and Rotterdam [https://danbscott.ghost.io/zuid-holland/], I mentioned that I'd be discussing some maritime museums I visited in a separate post. This is that post. Introduction Seafaring has been an important

Travel

Zuid-Holland

The second part of my visit to the Netherlands [https://danbscott.ghost.io/noord-holland/] was spent in the Rotterdam area (there are a lot of "'dam" places in the Netherlands; I also passed through Zaandam and Schiedam). In this post I'll share some of the highlights of my time there.

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Noord-Holland

After Denmark [https://danbscott.ghost.io/five-days-in-denmark/], I travelled to the Netherlands, where I spent some time around Amsterdam and Rotterdam. In this post I'll share about what I did in the Amsterdam area; I plan to feature the Rotterdam area in my next post. Amsterdam flourished during the Dutch

Travel

Five Days in Denmark

I didn't have a post last week because I was returning from vacation. In the next few posts, I'll be writing about the places I went: Denmark and the Netherlands. As the title says, I stayed in Denmark for five nights. My accommodations were in Copenhagen (at Bedwood [http://bedwood.

Museums

Ottawa Museum Crawl

At the end of last week, I had a business meeting in the Ottawa area. I decided to stay for the weekend since it was a good opportunity to visit our nation's capital during Canada's 150th [https://danbscott.ghost.io/150th/] anniversary. On Saturday, I went to three museums: Canadian

New Brunswick

Top Ten Things to do in Fredericton

This weekend I had a good time taking in some of the Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival [http://www.harvestjazzandblues.com/] so it seemed like a good time to celebrate my hometown with this Top Ten list. 1. Take a day trip: Putting this first is not to diminish anything there

Travel

2 Lakes

I was on vacation last week, hence not having a post. To start with, I went to Nova Scotia for the weekend to attend a wedding; after that, I flew to Ontario for a week. Below are some pictures and a brief description of some of the things that I

Travel

UNESCO Sites

Last week, I was in the town of Lunenburg [http://www.explorelunenburg.ca/town-map.html], Nova Scotia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so I thought it would be a good time to make a list of UNESCO sites that I've been to, and others that I would like

Travel

cana de açúcar

I just got back from a 12-day business trip to Brazil. In this post, I'll share a bit about my experiences and impressions there. As I was there on a business trip, my experience was quite different than if I had gone as a tourist. The weekdays were mainly filled

History

Friars black, white, and grey

I was inspired to learn more about the history of religious orders after visiting an abbey in Scotland [https://danbscott.ghost.io/highlights-from-scotland-2014/] and while planning a trip to France [https://danbscott.ghost.io/follow-the-red-brick-canal/]. I read a book called The Lord as Their Portion: The Story of the Religious

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Memories of Madrid

I've written in the past about trips I've taken to Scotland [https://danbscott.ghost.io/highlights-from-scotland-2014/], the Pacific [https://danbscott.ghost.io/seattle-trip-2015/] Northwest [https://danbscott.ghost.io/oregon-trail/], and France [https://danbscott.ghost.io/les-musees-de-paris/] (as well as offering some suggestions [https://danbscott.ghost.io/an-itinerary-for-visiting-the-maritimes/] for here in

Travel

Follow the red brick canal

My trip to France this spring ended in Toulouse, and so will this series. (See previous entries here [https://danbscott.ghost.io/les-musees-de-paris/], here [https://danbscott.ghost.io/moutarde-et-fromage-2/], and here [https://danbscott.ghost.io/calanques-en-provence/]). Toulouse was distinct from other places in France that I visited in a couple

France

Calanques-en-Provence

Continuing my short [https://danbscott.ghost.io/les-musees-de-paris/] series [https://danbscott.ghost.io/moutarde-et-fromage-2/] about my recent trip to France, this week's post is about the time I was in Marseille. Marseille is a very cool city, centered around a large harbour. The harbour entrance is flanked by forts, and

France

Moutarde et Fromage

This is my second post about my recent trip to France. Last week I wrote [https://danbscott.ghost.io/les-musees-de-paris/] about my time in Paris. This week's post is about Dijon [https://www.google.ca/maps/place/21000+Dijon,+France/@47.3318597,4.9621813,12z/] and Lyon [https://www.google.

Art

Les Musées de Paris

A month ago, I was in the middle of a two-week trip to France. I had a great time there, and plan to write a series of posts about it, starting with this one about my time in Paris. Museums weren't the only thing I saw in Paris, but they

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The Rains of Quinault

One of the highlights of my trip to the West Coast [https://danbscott.ghost.io/seattle-trip-2015/] was spending a long weekend in Olympic National Park with a couple of friends. This enormous park (bigger than the state of Rhode Island, apparently) has everything from mountains, to temperate rainforests, to coastline.

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Seattle Trip, 2015

As promised in my previous post [https://danbscott.ghost.io/oregon-trail/], here is a run-down of my recent trip to Seattle. I was in Washington state from Sept. 2 – 8 (and for a final day before flying out of SeaTac after visiting Portland); this included three days on the Olympic

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Oregon Trail

I recently returned from a trip to the US Pacific Northwest. It was a great time. This post is about my time in Portland, Oregon; expect other posts on Seattle and Olympic National Park later. This is Pioneer Square in downtown Portland. With the prevalence of red brick, along with

New Brunswick

NB Day 2015

Last weekend was New Brunswick Day. To celebrate, I enjoyed some outdoor activities around the province that I decided to share in this post. Oromocto River I went kayaking on the Oromocto River with some friends last weekend. One of my friends rented a kayak from Eco-Logical Adventures [http://ecologicaladventures.

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A Minimalist Map of the US Interstate System

Since I've been travelling in the United States quite a bit recently (for business), I thought it would be useful to learn a bit more about the interstate highway system, specifically how the numbering scheme works. It's actually very well-organized and systematic. I made the map below from what I

Travel

Les Villes de l'Hiver

Last week I took a fun little trip to Québec City and Montréal. This post is a chance to share some photos, and suggest some fun things I found to do. Even in the winter, there's plenty to do. Québec City Vieux-Québec is picturesque at any time of year, I'm