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Here is where I record my thoughts and experiences, most of which are from my time abroad and travels. Where I share and exchange insights on off-the-beaten-path destinations and translated literature. Where I discuss photography and societal observations.
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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!

Oden Miyuki Honten serves up delicious oden from large vats of simmering dashi stock. Perfect food for cold, wet days in Kanazawa, Japan.

A brief glimpse of the streets and European influences in Algeria’s second largest city

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada is an entertaining and brilliant example of the Honkaku genre in Japanese crime fiction where the mystery is solved using logical reasoning.
