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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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This map summaries the results of the many long nights I spent planning a self-drive family holiday in Hokkaido last summer. This first trip firmly put Hokkaido as one of my favourite destinations and I’d love to return to do more hiking, eat more seafood, soak in the hot springs, and just relax and enjoy the natural…

I love taking photos and tend to capture them in RAW format only. For me, part of the fun and challenge in photography is processing the images (albeit digitally). Only problem is that it takes me ages to do so as I have to sieve through the files and label them properly before I start…

I took these photos shortly after I moved to Paris in 2010. It was a gorgeous sunny Saturday morning and we decided to go to the Left Bank for a change and ended up at the open-air Rue Mouffetard market in the 5th arrondissement.I don’t remember what was it about her that caught my eye……

For him, the concierge at The Gritti Palace, that is. As for me, it was my first time in Venice. Even though I was there for work, I was blown away by what I saw and experienced during those few days. What a surreal city (on water)! More to come in the coming days /…

This is not a review about the W Hong Kong hotel in Kowloon. Rather, this is a question that I’m thinking about out loud – does this photo look better in colour or black and white? For me, it would be the latter because the “W Stoves & LPG” pops out more than in the latter,…
