Here’s Leg-6 of my Euro Book Trek photo blog. Hope you enjoy a look in my favourite Venice bookshop, it floods regularly. Substack link:-.https:/open.substack.com/pub/alanraw/p/euro-book-trek-leg-6-venice?.r=3b6e3v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showW.elcomeOnShare=true

Episode 5 of my Euro Book Trek Blog is live on my Substack for free: .#saltandseeds #alanrawwrites #grokkistpress #solarpunk #speculativefiction #grokkist #books #bookshopsoftheworld

There’s a lot of photos in this one, some of them shocking. Leg-4 PROVENCE TO NICE Rural Beauty, Tear Gas & Emergency Injections by the Sea ⚓️.#saltandseeds #alanrawwrites #grokkistpress #solarpunk #grokkist #Nice #provence #football #PSG #teargas #books

Many Thanks to all who have subscribed to my new Substack blog. It's been an amazing response, and I really appreciate it. Here's Leg-3 of my Euro Book Trek with my little book Salt & Seeds 🙂🙏.#saltandseeds #grokkistpress #solarpunk #eurobooktrek

EURO BOOK TREK – 2nd Leg.A literary and climate-themed journey through Europe, one bookshop at a time. NORMANDY TO TOULOUSE – Memory, Resistance & Storytelling by the Sea.Free on Substack.#saltandseeds #eurobooktrek #grokkistpress #grokkist

Part 1 of my European Book Trek Blog, is available here on my website:. #eurobooktrek #saltandseeds #grokkistpress #grokkist #cambridge #ely #books #speculativefiction #solarpunk

I have succumbed to Substack. So now it’s my blog HQ. I'm writing my Euro Book Trek photblog. It's free to use and read, so take a look and click the free subscription button 🙏. #grokkist #saltandseeds #EuroBookTrek

Cambridge and Ely were brilliant for bookshops and libraries. Continuing my Book Trek in France now! 😀🇫🇷 .#SaltandSeeds #grokkist #EuroBookTrek #speculativefiction #sustainability #solarpunk

My little novel Salt & Seeds, is now published by Grokkist Press!.So, I’ve set off on a Book Trek; driving 4000 miles, 6 countries, dropping signed copies along the way. Visit my page on my publisher’s site for more:

Delighted to be joining a panel at Space Tech Assembly:.Here’s their announcement: . ⭐​ Alan Raw FRSA FSI is on the last panel of the day, discussing barriers to earth observation – and ways to tackle them. #GalacticESG #WeArePanGalactic #Space #SpaceTech #EarthObservation

An Awesome night of live music at “Let’s Rock 2025” in @bridspa . 10 acts, big crowd, and a great cause. It was an honour to host it again, congratulations to all involved 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎸🤘🏼#letsrock #eastyorkshire #alanrawpresents #livemusic

Happy Periastron Day!.Our lovely planet is closest to our Sun today. Have a great solar storm free orbit Spaceship Earth🖖🏼.#perihelion #PeriastronDay #space.Photo by NASA

How do you think seeing Earth from space would influence your perspective? How might it affect your resolutions for 2025? What are you grateful for from 2024. Happy New Year🖖.#galacticESG #OverviewEffect #SpaceSustainability.#WeArePanGalactic #sustainabilityandbeyond.

At GalacticESG, EO data helps us see Earth's complex systems. Seeing how the Gulf Stream influences Europe's climate, Saharan dust fertilises Amazon Rainforest, & how hillside trees defend cities from flooding, you begin to grasp Earth's interconnections and delicate balance.

You don't need a space tourist budget to glimpse that view. A lot of Earth observation satellite data is free from space agencies. Optical, infrared, & radar sensors, can show atmospheric carbon concentrations, soil moisture levels, and more with remarkable precision.

Edgar Mitchell's experience on Apollo 14, triggered a profound neurological response. His EEG readings showed increased coherence between his brain hemispheres, corresponding to experiences of unity and interconnectedness. That’s something we all need more of in 2025.

No borders are visible, just interconnected weather systems, ocean currents, and the flow of life across continents. This effect is often mentioned as a benefit in commercial space tourism circles. But its value is richer than you may realise.

The Overview Effect was first described by space philosopher Frank White in 1987. Can you picture yourself looking through a window 400km up. The atmosphere, which seems vast from Earth, appears as a thin, fragile blue line layer protecting all life from the harshness of space.

Have you ever wondered how seeing Earth from space might change your view and future resolutions? Astronauts talk about a profound shift in perspective when they first view our planet floating in the cosmic void. Happy New Year!

Of course any landmark old or new interacts with the sun in some way, here’s my photo of a local modern favourite, the Humber Bridge. Not designed to mark the sun’s moves at all, but they do look great together. Happy Solstice!.#solstice #celestial #humberbridge #spaceshipearth