About Me

One of my favorite animals: the Alaskan Tundra Wolf.

One of my favorite destinations: Copenhagen, Denmark.

Welcome!

I love a good story, I love to study (pretty much anything), and I love to travel. I figured if I’m going to travel, why not share what I learn along the way. Thus, I made this blog—a travel blog focussed on educating others about how cool the world is.

I’m Aidan Evans. I’m a PhD student at the University of Cambridge and Yale graduate traveling around the world in my free time (totally taking advantage of Europe’s amazing and cheap public transport). While traveling, I have always enjoyed learning about the places I visit. Moreover, it is during my travels that I learn about things which I would never have learned otherwise, truly amazing and surprising things.

My Education

At Cambridge, my PhD is in computer science. Before Cambridge, I went to Yale. I graduated with distinction in both computer science and philosophy. (A strange combination, I know!) My time at Yale gave me a wide breadth and depth of knowledge across the sciences and humanities. I studied everything from medieval literature and Egyptian hieroglyphic to quantum computing and law. I never want to stop learning and, while there’s not enough time to learn everything, I can at least try my best to learn as much as I can.

Me outside Yale’s Sterling Memorial Library.

Holding up my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees after the 2023 Yale Commencement.

Photography

Photography has been a lifelong hobby for me. I first started taking photos with a Nintendo DSi as a kid and then with a small digital camera for my birthday. After using that for years, my grandfather gave me his old DSLR camera, a Canon EOS 20D. While it’s almost two decades old, that camera still takes great shots! Depending on my travels and what’s easiest to bring with me, I still use that camera in addition to my GoPro.

Here are some selected photos!