UK
York
Invaded by legions of Romans, then by hordes of Vikings and finally by masses of tourists.
- Originally published: 9 May 2008 in UK
A glimmer of London summer
A rare chance of some good weather during a short visit to London.
- Originally published: 13 Aug 2007 in UK
Lakes with the Lads
A jaunt around the Lake District. Rubbish weather and gorgeous scenery.
- Originally published: 11 Aug 2007 in UK
Soggy Buxton
Rained off and browned off: a thrilling afternoon in the Derbyshire spa town.
- Originally published: 17 Jul 2007 in UK
Eastbourne
What better to way to experience summer on the English South Coast than with some classic English summer weather.
- Originally published: 5 Jun 2007 in UK
Ladybower and Castleton
A day out in Derbyshire blessed with a rare spell of good weather.
- Originally published: 22 Apr 2007 in UK
A walk in Longdendale
A bleak, depopulated valley on the Manchester side of the Peak District and a symbol of the industrial revolution.
- Originally published: 21 Feb 2007 in UK
J’s visit to Chatsworth House
J and her mother and sister visited Chatsworth House at the weekend. She took some photos which I’ve included below.
- Originally published: 20 Nov 2006 in UK
Southport and the Peaks
A visit to the west coast: the last time I was in Southport was probably 1993.
- Originally published: 24 Sep 2006 in UK
Oh, we do like to be beside the lakeside
Forget Arthur Ransome, William Wordsworth and that Ruskin bloke, it’s time to get lyrical about our own Lakes experience.
- Originally published: 7 Aug 2006 in UK
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Borat
It’s sexy time: Sacha Baron Cohen’s bumbling reporter bursts onto the big screen.
- Originally published: 25 Mar 2007 in Film
Bourgogne des Flandres
3/5. Dark, caramelised and malty, this beer is pleasantly light and only slightly sour.
- Originally published: 1 Jan 2010 in Beer
Pink Martini
Anything goes and anything but typical: the eclectic curiosity shop of Pink Martini in Paris.
- Originally published: 5 Oct 2011 in Concerts
Schuppenboer Tripel
4/5. A group of former amateur enthusiasts from Turnhout have turned out this soft and fruity tripel with lots of coriander.
- Originally published: 1 Jan 2011 in Beer
El Torcal
So what exactly is Karst topography? Take a drive and find out at El Torcal!
- Originally published: 12 Apr 2008 in Europe
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.