London Jazz Festival

Great things happening at the Southbank. The London Jazz Festival is on, and some great artists are playing, you can even enjoy free concerts. Marcus Miller, Kenny Wheeler and a few more made for some great fun on Saturday, I just had to spend all day there.

Desert Rose

Last week I spent a few days in the middle of nowhere, or to be more precise, in Phoenix, Arizona. As I came in a bit before my conference started,  I took the opportunity to cruise around the desert on a motorcycle (I would call that heavy metal "agricultural" at best). Anyway, it was great fun and you get the sense how lonely one can feel out there.

The trip was some 200 miles, and some of the views very truly impressive.

The temperature was certainly on the high side, with peaks reaching 33 degrees Celsius. Not bad for mid-November, is it?