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Category Archives: Travel
Dr. SkySkull in Greece: The National Archaeological Museum
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
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
Dr. SkySkull in Greece: The Acropolis
In my last travel post, I described a little bit of the island of Spetses in Greece, where my second optics workshop took place. As the workshop schedule didn’t include any crucial talks on the last day I was originally … Continue reading
Dr. SkySkull in Greece: The cats of Spetses
In my last post, I summarized quickly the first week of my recent two week work trip, which took place in Joensuu, Finland. The second week took place in Greece, and there was so much history and beauty packed into … Continue reading
Dr. SkySkull in Finland: Koli National Park
Whew! I just got back from a long two-week trip to Europe, in order to attend a pair of optics meetings. The first of these was in Joensuu, Finland, and the second was on the island of Spetses in Greece. … Continue reading
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Dr. SkySkull in Mexico: The Great Pyramid of Cholula
A couple of weeks ago, as a part of the SPIE Visiting Lecturer program, I went and gave three talks at the Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE) in Cholula, Mexico. I had a great time, the Institute is … Continue reading
Dr. SkySkull in Rome: Via Appia
Final part in a series of photo essays on my recent trip to Rome. 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. Sunday was our … Continue reading
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