It was 2009 and AB and I were travelling together for the first time in Asia. After several days of backpack-style travelling from central Laos through Vientiane and to Luang Prabang, we embarked on an idyllic ‘luxury’ cruise up the Mekong river from Luang Prabang to Chiang Rai in Thailand. Because the journey was on…
Read More
One of the things I miss most about living in Paris is being a flâneur, strolling around the city, sometimes aimlessly, other times on the lookout for Space Invaders, and almost always with a camera in my bag. I took this photo while on vacation in Paris a few years ago. It was raining and we…
Read More
July 2010: Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech When I think of Marrakech, the following adjectives come to mind: heady, intoxicating and eclectic. I also remember it being rather chaotic, especially the traffic in the city centre and the crowd in the souks; yet you can easily find a tranquil spot in the city – be it…
Read More
December 2000: Dalat, Vietnam It was our day off. Instead of shovelling sand, lifting stone blocks and sandpapering chairs at the village school, we went hiking in Langbiang Mountain. At over 2,000 metres above sea level, the fabled Langbiang Mountain is often referred to as the “roof of Dalat”. There’s also a love story behind the…
Read More
I spent a few hours today editing a press release and reading about Art Nouveau / Jugendstil / Seccession styles. Before I moved to Europe, I barely knew or even heard of these art movements. In Singapore, I grew up surrounded mostly by buildings of the Brutalist or Post-Modernist styles, with a few in colonial…
Read More
寒冷的冬天，品尝来之丽江的“女儿红”普洱茶， 感觉真舒畅。。。 August 2008: Lijiang, Yunnan 2008年8月：丽江，云南 It was my first time in Yunnan. I was there for work, a photo shoot, and stayed at Banyan Tree Lijiang. Lijiang is renowned for its UNESCO World Heritage Site: Old Town of Lijiang (丽江古城), which consists of Dayan, Basha and Shuhe villages. The preserved Naxi architecture and…
Read More
Angelina Hue 