Category Archives: Travel

A visit to Mount Hope Cemetery, 2022

Posted on October 20, 2022 by skullsinthestars

This week, I attended my first in-person scientific conference since 2019. I went to Optica’s Frontiers in Optics in Rochester, NY, a city near and dear to my heart, since I did my PhD there, as well. I had a … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 6: The Temple of Heaven

Posted on September 14, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 6 in a long series of posts about my month and a half in China. Part 1 can be read here, Part 2 can be read here, Part 3 can be read here, Part 4 can be read here, and Part 5 can … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 5: The Great Wall

Posted on August 21, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 5 in a long series of posts about my month and a half in China. Part 1 can be read here, Part 2 can be read here, Part 3 can be read here, and Part 4 can be read here. … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 4: the Shandong Museum

Posted on July 14, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 3 in a long series of posts about my month and a half in China. Part 1 can be read here, Part 2 can be read here, and Part 3 can be read here. On my first weekend in Jinan, … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 3: Daming Lake

Posted on July 6, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 3 in a long series of posts about my month and a half in China. Part 1 can be read here, and Part 2 can be read here. On my first weekend in Jinan I hit two of the … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 2: What I ate

Posted on July 1, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 2 in a long series of posts about my month and a half in China. Part 1 can be read here. Before I dive into a post of more history, culture and scenery of China, I thought I would … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 1: Baotu Spring

Posted on June 30, 2019 by skullsinthestars

So I’m back home after my epic month and a half trip to China! It was a really lovely experience: my hosts were incredibly kind and generous, I got to see and do a lot of things that I’ve only … Continue reading →

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A visit to Orchids by Hausermann

Posted on March 15, 2019 by skullsinthestars

I haven’t written a blog post for over a month, so I thought I should stop in and do something!  I’ve had quite a few ups and downs in life over that month, as well as some travel and a … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in Greece: The National Archaeological Museum

Posted on July 11, 2018 by skullsinthestars

The last in my series of blog posts about my recent trips to Finland and Greece. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 can be read at the links. My flight out of Athens on my day of … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in Greece: Walking around Athens

Posted on July 9, 2018 by skullsinthestars

In my last travel post, I talked about my first evening in Athens, in which I walked around with a new friend and explored the Acropolis and a number of other ancient sites.  The next day I had all to … Continue reading →

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