Tom Goskar

Freelance consultant for digital heritage

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  • Santiago de Chile, a summary

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    Santiago is a wonderful city. I would love to go back, and the longer I stayed, the more I liked it. This is not always the case for every place that I have visited, especially huge cities. So what do I like about it? Perhaps it's the slightly crumbly Colonial architecture, with its plant-ridden façades,…

  • The Skies of Atacama

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    This first photo could well be accompanied by the Orb's “Little Fluffy Clouds” as a soundtrack. The skies here are simply incredible. This is the view over Moon Valley. As the sun sets the colours of the landscape change dramatically, framed by equally stunning skies, as the clouds change from white to red, to finally…

  • Adventures in Chile: Arriving in the Atacama Desert

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    Today we flew from Santiago to Calama in the north of Chile to continue our adventures. I haven’t had time to finish blogging about Santiago and Valparaiso yet, so expect a few out-of-sequence posts in the next few days. Soon after arriving we went on a tour of Valle de la Luna – Moon Valley…

  • Graffiti and Murals in Santiago de Chile

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    Parts of Santiago de Chile are rather run-down, made worse by the earthquake in 2010. Crumbling buildings and broken walls are de rigeur as they wait their turn for reconstruction or demolition. Artists have helped to add some welcome splashes, and often, riots of colour to the downtown area. Here are some photos to give…

  • Adventures in Chile: Valparaíso

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    On Saturday we took a coach from Santiago to the coastal city of Valparaíso in Chile. Our hotel advised us to take the metro from Los Heroes to Pajaritos, which is an outlying station close to the motorway. From there we could board a bus and go directly to Valparaíso, avoiding the busy traffic if…

  • Adventures in Chile, Part 4: Exploring Santiago and Valparaíso

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    We have been in Santiago for four days now, and are getting to know the 'Centro' area a little. We have also taken an excursion to the city of Valparaíso and I have had my first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean. I have also got a head cold, which is rather annoying when the temperatures…

  • Adventures in Chile, Part 3: Santiago

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    Today I made my longest journey so far, travelling the 10,000+ kilometres to Santiago in Chile. Apart from learning just how hard it can be to try and sleep on a plane, I also learned that the in-flight entertainment system runs on Linux. It rebooted randomly and the plane was full of penguin logos which…

  • Adventures in Chile, Part 2: London

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    I’m sitting with a beer in the Tin Goose, a flight-side pub at Heathrow Terminal 5. It’s a relief to be checked in and for a chance to relax before 7200 miles of flying. We stayed overnight in London with my parents-in-law, and it snowed for much of this morning. We will be going from…

  • Adventures in Chile, Part 1

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    Today, Tehmina and I have embarked upon the first leg of our journey to Chile. I’ve never been to North or South America before, nor have I ever done any travel blogging. So today marks the beginning of a whole new journey for me. Tehmina is giving a paper in Santiago at the World of…

  • Photo workflows, online backup, metadata and memories

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    Over the last few years the way I take and manage photos has changed. I used to take photos on a compact digital camera, and every time I came back from an event or holiday I would transfer them to iPhoto on my Mac. Those photos I liked best I would upload to my Flickr…