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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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  • Radio Silence

    Work took over my life the past week, hence the radio silence. Happy to say that I can get my life back after completing three major projects! After spending a week in the UK, the longest I’ve done so, I’ve plenty of photographs to share plus some tips around London. Shall work through these soon.…


  • Words in pictures

    Lovebirds. Storm passed. See you soon. When: Taken during a wet weekend in the Netherlands With: A new camera, an iPhone after the Blackberry was retired And: Edited in-phone with VSCO cam


  • “A detective so that I can solve crimes and catch the bad guys.” This was my first childhood ambition. I was probably influenced by the television shows that I watched, such as Pink Panther, Matlock and countless Hong Kong detective dramas which often involved plenty of chasing and fighting. I imagined ambushing the criminals from behind a corner…


  • One of the nicest things about Brussels is its striking Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture. In spite of the indiscriminate destruction of the city due to Bruxellisation (Brusselization), there remains several historic buildings that have been carefully restored to their former grandeur. Not only can you admire them while walking along the streets, some…


  • I recently wrote about travelling through time and space through photographs. This was inspired by photographs of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) that we saw in an exhibition at Musée Zadkine in Paris. Titled “Voyage dans l’ancienne Russie” (Travels in Old Russia), the exhibition displays 100 photographs taken by Prokudin-Gorskii, a chemist who pioneered colour photography in Russia…