Real name: Adrian
Hometown: Adelaide, Australia
Current Location: Brussels, Belgium
Website: listonlab.blogspot.com/
Join Date: August 16, 2007
Contributions: Adrian_Liston has written about 323 places, shared 2,729 photos, left 1,163 comments, and smiled 2,376 times.
Geo Quiz: Adrian_Liston's best Geo Quiz Challenge score is 10,000
Interested in: meeting new people, sharing travel tips and blogs
Future Travels/Dream Destinations
Countries I've Traveled To
Languages Spoken
English, een beetje Nederlands
Interests
Books you might find in my backpack
Most Memorable Travel Experience
* Greenback turtles laying eggs in Borneo, Malaysia
* Dusk on the Kinabatangan River, Malaysia
* Carvings of Banteay Srei in Angkor Wat, Cambodia
* Turtles hatching on Heron Island, Australia
* Halong Bay sunset, Vietnam
* Medieval Talinn, Estonia
* Nevsky Prospket in St Petersburg, Russia
* Stonehenge, England
* New York City at night, USA
* Prague old town and castle, Czech Republic
* Auschwitz, Poland
* The Kremlin, Red Square and St Basils Cathedral in Moscow, Russia
* Banya by Lake Baikal, Siberia
* Riding through mountains on ponys, Mongolia
* The Great Wall, China
* Cafes with friends in Melbourne, Australia
* Stockholm in winter, Sweden
* Picnics by the lake in Canberra, Australia
* Sunset behind Kata Tjuta, Australia
* Scuba diving with a Weedy Sea Dragon, Australia
* Al Qasr mud village, Egypt
* Karnak and Luxor Temples, Egypt
* Swimming with dolphins in the Red Sea, Egypt
* Hiking through Petra, Jordan
* Palmyra and the Fakhredin al Maany Citadel, Syria
* Having tea with merchants in the Aleppo souks, Syria
* Climbing chimneys in the Göreme Valley and scrambling through the underground city of Kaymakli in Cappadonia, Turkey
* Dinner and beer overlooking Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
* Exploring Victoria on Canada Day and being taught about global warming by a sheep in the Royal Museum of British Colombia, Canada
* Chichen Itza, Celestun and cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico
* Proposing to my dearest on a perfect day in Debrovnik, Croatia
* Butrint and the Blue Eye, Albania
* Strolling through the romantic old town centre of Vienna, Austria
* Cycling through Stanley Park and watching nesting Great Blue Herons, Canada
* Watching whales and glaciers in the Inside Passage in Alaska, USA
* The streets of Paris, France
* Getting married in the Canadian Rockies, Canada
* Swimming with sea lions in the Galapagos, Ecuador
* Racing around St Kitts, St Kitts and Nevis

And so much more!
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Profile
I'm an Australian ex-pat scientist living working in Belgium. I have lived in Adelaide and Canberra in Australia, Seattle in the US and also Leuven and Brussels in Belgium. When work leaves me spare time I love to explore the world with my wonderful bride.

I also write a science blog:
http://listonlab.blogspot.com/
My photos are online in high resolution at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianliston/sets/

Toleration ought in reality to be merely a transitory mood. It must lead to recognition. To tolerate is to affront.
- Goethe
Holeydel says:
*smiles back :D
Posted on: Jan 11, 2010
lokababy says:
Hi Adrian!!! Your life looks very interesting ^^
Posted on: Jan 05, 2010
Mezmerized says:
Oh and you must know Brian Sproat? He's in your neck of the woods, and if you look at my vouche you might recognise the guy that wrote it as he is well known in the field, invited speaker at conferences etc....!!!!!
Posted on: Jan 04, 2010
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Adrian_Liston's Travel Blogs

Winter escape to the Mediterranean
Dec 20, 2009 – Jan 01, 2010
Like the geese we are migrating south for the winter
Overview 30,400 words 182 33 90
This trip was featured on Thursday December 31st, 2009
Winter in the Low Countries
Oct 07, 2009 – Dec 18, 2009
The glorious days of summer in Europe are over, now we will survive and enjoy winter in the Low Countries
Overview 3,894 words 84 82 120
This trip was featured on Monday November 30th, 2009
The conference circuit
May 16, 2009 – Dec 10, 2009
A bit of travel during a lot of science...
Overview 4,770 words 264 17 116
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Adrian_Liston's Travel Reviews

Average priced "Hotels & Accommodations" in Milan, Italy
The Hotel Berna in Milan has surprised us several times already with unexpectedly outstanding service. The hotel is a four start hotel just around the…
Average priced "General Tips & Advice" in Genoa, Italy
After coming back from a 10 day cruise with MSC cruises (on the MSC Fantasia) I would not recommend them as a cruiseline. We picked them because th…
Average priced "Hotels & Accommodations" in Aachen, Germany
Our own private sauna, how can you not love a hotel where you unexpectedly have a monstrous bathroom with separate bath and shower plus a private saun…