Spain

Spain

Mallorca

6th-10th April 2024

Exploring Palma de Mallorca

Saharan sea on Platja de Can Pere Antonio.

And, of course, the beautiful Catedral de Mallorca…

Barcelona

10th-13th April 2024

Lara and the empanadas.

From Palma – a short flight over the western Med where Lara and I found ourselves in beautiful Barcelona where we fell in love with the vibrancy found across the city, from Gothic heart where lies the remarkable Barcelona Cathedral to the far outskirts of Badalona. I’d return to Barcelona in a heartbeat, and you read more of our April escape to España here.

Rio Tinto, Andalusia

6th-13th April 2025

For more on this region, see my post ‘Acid mines and salmorejo: Earth Science adventures on the Rio Tinto’.

Meet me, Rebecca Galbraith.

Hello! Welcome to my personal blog where I share with you my passion for Earth Sciences, Art and Adventure!

With a Master's degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Oxford, my inclination for exploring the natural world is tied to an innate desire to understand it, now and in the past, and communicate its beauty, complexity, and many wonders.

Here, you'll find my encounters and accounts to date of some of Earth's most astounding geological places and phenomena. I'm also sharing with you the stages, as they develop, of my academic journey as a PhD student in Earth Sciences (Volcanology) at the University of St Andrews, and my ever-increasing appreciation for the planet we inhabit.

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