The Louvre, Paris
I spent the bulk of 1998 and 1999 living in Paris, France. For the first time since 1985 I didn't own a car. I walked, took the bus or rode…
Bodø, Norway
Boats in Bodø harbour at midnight.
In the summer of 1985 I took off for a rail trip around Europe with a close friend. Having traveled around German, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and (the former) Yugoslavia the…
Uphole rig, Libya
Uphole rig in Libya
When I first went to Libya in 1984 I was an 'Assistant Seismologist'. My job function was to determine the static corrections needed to apply to the seismic data so…
The ‘Lady Be Good’, Libya
Wreckage of the Lady Be Good in 1991
In 1990-91 I was fortunate enough to be assigned to work in the Calanscio sand sea in the Libyan Desert. Fortunate because a little to the east (in those days)…