tudor lomas
@tudorinjordan.bsky.social
Brit living in Amsterdam and Jordan; woke & angry; former BBC journo/presenter; author; focus on sustainable development, fairness, environment, pol/econ, inter-cultural stuff. Supports DCFC; works with Saleh and family wadirumtours.com
here's the morning sun this week in Amsterdam, maybe there's hope here too -->
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
here's the morning sun this week in Amsterdam, maybe there's hope here too -->
the entrance to the apartment, just south of Aqaba (Tala Bay)
October 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
the entrance to the apartment, just south of Aqaba (Tala Bay)
what about this one Alison? it's about 16cms high and I've had it for many years (perhaps from Eritrea originally). . . why the round bottom??
September 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
what about this one Alison? it's about 16cms high and I've had it for many years (perhaps from Eritrea originally). . . why the round bottom??
try mud-walking in the huge Wadden Sea nature reserve! spectacular, subtle and rewardingly strenuous (last week!)
September 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
try mud-walking in the huge Wadden Sea nature reserve! spectacular, subtle and rewardingly strenuous (last week!)
we're just back from a day's mud-walking off the north coast of The Netherlands. . .yes we were taken mid-channel by a small boat and left to walk to Schiemonnikoog (27,000 steps in total!). . . a really very special experience. . .and a wonderful birthday present from Bren!
August 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
we're just back from a day's mud-walking off the north coast of The Netherlands. . .yes we were taken mid-channel by a small boat and left to walk to Schiemonnikoog (27,000 steps in total!). . . a really very special experience. . .and a wonderful birthday present from Bren!
tomorrow we're planning to walk on the sea-bed near here to the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog! (it will be low tide and this mud-walking happens quite often, apparently 😒🙄)
August 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
tomorrow we're planning to walk on the sea-bed near here to the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog! (it will be low tide and this mud-walking happens quite often, apparently 😒🙄)
more or less virgin temperate rainforest on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island. . . irreplaceable and crucial for our survival . . .
August 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
more or less virgin temperate rainforest on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island. . . irreplaceable and crucial for our survival . . .
this is what we've been waiting for -- Sail Amsterdam, from our own windows
August 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
this is what we've been waiting for -- Sail Amsterdam, from our own windows
an early arrival for Sail Amsterdam 2025, passing our window here this evening! we'll have the first of the tall ships by late morning tomorrow. . .
August 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
an early arrival for Sail Amsterdam 2025, passing our window here this evening! we'll have the first of the tall ships by late morning tomorrow. . .
off the coast of Ucluelet yesterday, we were so lucky -->
June 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
off the coast of Ucluelet yesterday, we were so lucky -->
marking 700 years of Oriel College, Oxford -->
May 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
marking 700 years of Oriel College, Oxford -->
and another one, of crazy Kings Day
April 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
and another one, of crazy Kings Day
Kings Day in Amsterdam
April 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Kings Day in Amsterdam
just sailed past our window here in Amsterdam, apparently it/she is called Moonrise and is new!
April 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
just sailed past our window here in Amsterdam, apparently it/she is called Moonrise and is new!
back to Europe tomorrow, from our second home, Aqaba in Jordan
April 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
back to Europe tomorrow, from our second home, Aqaba in Jordan
very peaceful here in aqaba (Jordan) even though the eid has just begun; eid mubarak to all our friends; and a peaceful future to everyone!
March 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
very peaceful here in aqaba (Jordan) even though the eid has just begun; eid mubarak to all our friends; and a peaceful future to everyone!
what a poet of his generation . . .
almost as though he knew where we were heading -->
“They're selling postcards of the hanging
They're painting the passports brown
The beauty parlor is filled with sailors
The circus is in town
. . .
As Lady and I look out tonight
From Desolation Row. . .
-->
almost as though he knew where we were heading -->
“They're selling postcards of the hanging
They're painting the passports brown
The beauty parlor is filled with sailors
The circus is in town
. . .
As Lady and I look out tonight
From Desolation Row. . .
-->
January 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
what a poet of his generation . . .
almost as though he knew where we were heading -->
“They're selling postcards of the hanging
They're painting the passports brown
The beauty parlor is filled with sailors
The circus is in town
. . .
As Lady and I look out tonight
From Desolation Row. . .
-->
almost as though he knew where we were heading -->
“They're selling postcards of the hanging
They're painting the passports brown
The beauty parlor is filled with sailors
The circus is in town
. . .
As Lady and I look out tonight
From Desolation Row. . .
-->
. . . to celebrate having well over one thousand followers now on BlueSky (in just a couple of months). . . I thought I'd post this again, from October!! (a great way to remember the warmer weather)
January 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
. . . to celebrate having well over one thousand followers now on BlueSky (in just a couple of months). . . I thought I'd post this again, from October!! (a great way to remember the warmer weather)
I like the way you present yourself on BlueSky. . . just wish i'd come across you a couple of years ago. . . we did well, but felt screwed by the system!! I enjoyed the writing, editing and cover design etc. . .but, as you know, they're a bunch of sharks out there!!
January 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I like the way you present yourself on BlueSky. . . just wish i'd come across you a couple of years ago. . . we did well, but felt screwed by the system!! I enjoyed the writing, editing and cover design etc. . .but, as you know, they're a bunch of sharks out there!!
back to Victorian times in Argentina; and look at his fellow travellers -- not the friends of ordinary decent working people! ignore these slimy-mouthed thieves and liars. They're coming for you next
January 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
back to Victorian times in Argentina; and look at his fellow travellers -- not the friends of ordinary decent working people! ignore these slimy-mouthed thieves and liars. They're coming for you next
Amsterdam a few minutes ago
December 31, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Amsterdam a few minutes ago