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Confession of a former addict
It started as an ethnological experiment. I wanted to understand the bewildering fever that had rendered adults into mobile-wielding zombies hunting for imaginary monsters superimposed onto the real world. My Pokémon GO addiction crept up on me. What had began out of curiousity soon occupied almost every idle moment.
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Inertia
It's taking longer than expected to set up home in Hong Kong. Hence the radio silence. Publication on this site will resume soon. More to come!
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Putting down roots in Hong Kong
It has only been three weeks since I left Brussels for Hong Kong but it feels longer than that. It's as if I've been catapulted into a fast-forward mode after an extended dormant period.
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Counting down to Hong Kong
Moving from sleepy Brussels with its perpetual gloomy weather to the bustling East Asian metropolis that is Hong Kong will be a welcome change. I can't wait!
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Vignettes of Japan #13: “Hoto” oden on a rainy evening
Oden Miyuki Honten serves up delicious oden from large vats of simmering dashi stock. Perfect food for cold, wet days in Kanazawa, Japan.
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Passing through Oran, Algeria
A brief glimpse of the streets and European influences in Algeria's second largest city
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Back in Brussels
I was in Doha on 22 March. A colleague told me that there had been an explosion at the airport when we stepped out during a break at the conference. I thought she was joking or maybe I had misheard something. It didn’t seem real. But I wasn’t surprised that this had happened. It was only a matter of time.
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Vignettes of Japan #12: If I were a Samurai
What I love about this historic samurai abode is its intimate Japanese garden in the heart of the house. The Nomura Samurai House, together with the Kenroku-en Garden, makes Kanazawa a must-visit for anyone who is interested in Japanese gardens.
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Vignettes of Japan #11: Six at Kenroku-en Garden, Kanazawa
Kenroku-en Garden alone is reason enough to go to the city of Kanazawa. With the shinkansen taking only 2.5 hours to travel from Tokyo to Kanazawa, it is more convenient than ever to discover the city and its marvellous garden.
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Coastal walk on Lantau island: Tai O to Tung Chung
Following the Tung O ancient trail, we walked from Tai O village to Tung Chung estate on Hong Kong's Lantau island. Spanning around 16km, this was a relaxing walk with impressive water views as we passed rustic villages and mangrove forests.
