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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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After I posted this on my blog yesterday, I set out to go through my photos that were taken in Japan in 2012. I started with the images from the first week of our family holiday (even though I had reviewed most of these some months ago) to refresh my memory. What struck me as…
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I don’t make new year resolutions. I don’t understand why one has to wait until the new calendar year begins to start on a medium/long-term course of action, or just simply to do something. I just do whatever it is that I want to do/achieve whenever it makes sense to do so. Which brings me to…
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Earlier this week, there were three ‘dying’ bananas on my kitchen counter and an opened bottle of milk that I wanted to finish before it went bad. After searching online, I decided to try a banana bread recipe that I found on BBC. An hour and a half later, there was a lovely loaf of…
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When I was in Vienna last December, I went to the Lucian Freud exhibition (ending 6 January) at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Each of the 43 paintings on display was accompanied by a short narrative, all of which were compiled into a handy booklet for visitors to the exhibition. It was my first time seeing Freud’s works…
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Where does one start? The Master and Margarita – written by Russian novelist, playwright and doctor, Mikhail Bulgakov, is considered to be one of the literary masterpieces of the 20th century. Bulgakov worked on this novel from 1928 through to 1940, the year he passed away following an inherited kidney disorder. A satirical portrayal of Russia during the…
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