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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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  • Living in Brussels, one of the things I miss about Paris is the abundance of Asian shops and restaurants. From Vietnamese restaurants serving hot bowls of pho (Vietnamese beef noodles) or bo bun (vermicelli over raw veggies and topped with beef or pork, ground peanut and spring onion) to all-night Indian shops selling everything you might suddenly…


  • San Sebastian is a small seaside city in the Spanish Basque Country. Going there from Brussels, I was advised to take a direct flight to Bilbao and take a €200 (!!!) taxi to San Sebastian. Apparently this travel arrangement is common as I asked around the office while weighing the other option of changing planes…


  • I was lying in bed with gastric pain and trying to think of something pleasant to take my mind off the discomfort. Somehow my mind wandered to the stunning La Concha Bay (Bahía de La Concha) at San Sebastian… After a few intense days of work, I finally had the time to take a leisurely…


  • Taipei: VVG Something

    22 January 2013: It was the last day of my brief visit to Taipei. With just a few hours before my flight to Shanghai, I decided to get out of the hotel, take the metro two stops to Zhongxiao Dunhua and have lunch at a restaurant (Du Xiao Yue 度小月擔仔麵) that was recommended to me.…


  • November 2012, Amsterdam