Tag: columbus
Barcelona
The Barcelona of my expectations turned out to be a bit different to the Barcelona in reality.
Culture and Columbus in the Canaries
From here the world’s horizons were pushed further away. Today Las Palmas is capital of the Canaries and host to a WOMAD festival.
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Hardware store rudeness
Whilst passing through a hardware store a while ago, my boss noticed that all was not quite well at the stick-on letters rack display.
- Originally published: 20 Oct 2005 in Personalia
Lower Lesse
Before reaching the Meuse, the Lesse river flows through a long, deep and green valley bordered by limestone cliffs.
- Originally published: 13 Jun 2010 in Walking
Soled out?
The innate dignity of a two-tone brogue has been vigorously ransacked by the current crop of fashion twats.
- Originally published: 4 Oct 2005 in Personalia
Pergamonmuseum
When all the world was brought to Berlin.
- Originally published: 30 Mar 2009 in Museums & Galleries
The Last King of Scotland
A masterclass in biopic acting from Forest Whitaker.
- Originally published: 30 Sep 2007 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.