Europe
Sintra
Romantic architecture and the stuff of pure whimsy: welcome to Sintra and its castles in the sky!
- Originally published: 13 Jun 2011 in Architecture, Europe
Bike and kayak in Lisbon and Arrábida
Lisbon is great to visit by bike – provided you start at the top of a hill. And when you’re done with the city, the beautiful coastline awaits!
- Originally published: 13 Jun 2011 in Europe
Château de Chambord
Built during the long reign of François I, Chambord is probably the grandest hunting lodge in the world.
- Originally published: 28 Apr 2011 in Architecture, Europe
Val de Loire
Not for nothing is the Val de Loire called the ‘Garden of France’. Blooming flowers, lush pastures, rich vineyards and lazy old rivers.
- Originally published: 28 Apr 2011 in Europe
Château de Villandry
A Renaissance château and garden, Villandry has been through a lot, but its best years are surely still to come.
- Originally published: 28 Apr 2011 in Architecture, Europe
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Rounding up to 2006
We’ve been a bit busy lately, what with our jetset lifestyle and everything.
- Originally published: 17 Jan 2006 in Personalia
Salzburg
Beautifully baroque, Salzburg properly embodies Austrian elegance down the ages.
- Originally published: 13 Feb 2011 in Europe
Milan
Think of Italy and the Pisan belltowers and Roman arenas of our mind aren’t usually capped with snow. It’s February and this is Milan!
- Originally published: 11 Feb 2010 in Europe
MASH
A confusing mish-mash of dialogue sharply delivered by a wisecracking ensemble.
- Originally published: 12 Apr 2007 in Film
In Bruges
Possibly the finest black comedy of the decade. F**king Bruges!
- Originally published: 21 Apr 2008 in Film
Who you gonna call?
Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.