It’s the small things I like about Australia. People greeting the driver when they get on the bus – and saying thanks when getting off. And that’s in a city of more than a million people. Or how you can go swimming at the beach and only minutes later you can run up to the […]
At the Gallery
Ended up in a small art gallery by chance today. Ok maybe not that much by chance but rather by the owner’s brother who chatted me up in the streets. Anyway, early on in the visit I had to crush their hopes of selling anything to me, as I told them I don’t have a […]
Pai
In the last weeks I spent a lot of time in cities. Time for a change. This is the view from my Bungalow near the river in Pai. Pai is a small town three hours north-west of Chiang Mai just 30km from the border to Myanmar/Burma. The road that leads there is famous – it […]
Cockfight
According to common folklore, baby Jesus was born some 2000 years ago. Considering how Christianity has brought two millennia of terror and suffering onto the world, why not celebrate the anniversary with a little bloodshed. Stage free for cock-fighting in the village down the road. Just as on the Philippines, the cocks have a single […]
Getting better
Maybe Singapore and I will come to terms. After digging up some good and cheap food in Little India, I had good fun doing some night photography. I don’t want to know this city’s power consumption.
Khopra Trek Day 1
I’m really excited about going on this trek. I think a big reason for that is that it’s something completely new and challenging for me. I have a coffee for breakfast and order a brownie with it. Expected them to just slap it on a plate but instead they did this. Excited and on sugar […]