food in Rome – a dissapointment ?
One of the great things to experience when traveling is eating the local food. It doesn’t matter if eating in a restaurant or having a quick bite on the street, the food from a new city can leave a lasting…
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house cleaning operation
No, I did not clean my house nor prepare it for CouchSurfing (which I intend to do). Instead I did a pretty thorough cleanup on the blog. Most important thing is that I removed most of the broken links –…
photography black hole
No, i am not moving into astronomy photography. It’s just that my Lightroom developed a localized black hole. Where all my photos from 2010 went, and as bonus they took the main catalog with them. While downloading the pictures from…
last photo gallery from Bruxelles
These are the last photos from Bruxelles, a mix of black & white and color photography. As usual I am way behind in posting the photos from my trip (nothing new here). I hope you enjoy all these pictures, and…
Bruxelles – now with more color
In contrast with last gallery, here are some color photos for you to enjoy. And yes, this is an excuse to post this lovely photo with just a few of the possible beers one can enjoy in Belgium. There is…
Bruxelles in black & white
How to best describe Bruxelles? A tiny gem of a town, old buildings and new people or waffles and beers ? I really liked the few days I spent in Belgium – split between Bruxelles, Bruges and to neighboring Luxembourg.…
the power of black&white
Black and white photography can be evocative, touching, even haunting. It is said that the best photographs are those that can cut all the clutter and convey a message, a story, in a minimum of elements. And reducing a photo…
why travelling is bad for you
I am thinking about this subject for a pretty long time. In a nutshell – is the effort, time, money invested in travel worth it in the end? A short list that should explain why travel is bad – plane…
the love of flying
A photo challenge on Dpreview about flying (more precisely about planes – photos taken in the interior of planes). From cockpits of WW2 bombers, to business class areas on modern flights to small plane interiors there is a lot of…
Tulum – and on the way to Merida
The vacation within the vacation is over. My 3 day stay in Tulum is over, and now I am in Merida missing the beach. Tulum is a backpacker hangout near the Caribbean, famous for cenote diving and snorkeling, for Mayan ruins, and for…
the trip so far
I think I am around at the half of the trip (time does seem to fly…), so here are some quick thoughts of the trip so far. I arrived in Ciudad de Mexico – a huge great city, where I…
Agua Azul – the post without ruins
Yes, this is going to be a post without pictures of buildings nor Mayan ruins. The second part of the trip seems to be moving towards a more nature-orientated part. At least for the moment. Or until Chichen Itza… Welcome…
Palenque – braving the tropical heat
Im writing this before boarding the bus for Tulum. Another long night bus ride – 11 hours at least – ahead of me. The good part – I get to process some photos, write a bit – before and ON…
Oaxaca – photo gallery
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words…so this post should be like a small novel.
Ciudad de Mexico – impressions
Ciudad de Mexico is…. the smell of delicious food – tortas, burritos, quesadilla, and so many more which I intend to try music – everywhere I can hear a band playing – from love songs to spanish rock colonial buildings…
fiesta in Ciudad de Mexico
Sometimes people look at me somewhat strange when I tell them I have no particular plan when I start traveling. I have a general idea what I want to see, and at one point (morning coffee) I read the guide…
lost in translation – again
Last weekend I went to Otaku 2010. Looking extremely confused at the different activities – from cosplay, drawing, console gaming – I tried to think for a reason why I am going to these events. The only reason I found…
village life near Bran castle
2 weeks ago I went to a trip near Bran Castle with some work colleagues. Fun experience, and some photographic opportunities presented themselves. Almost everyone had already seen the castle, so we skipped it (however for someone who is in…
lost in translation
I found these photos I took last year at a manga / gaming convention. It was a really eerie experience – I could not recognize even one anime playing, nor console games played. The only familiar things were Warhammer 40k…
Tonle Sap – the lake village
Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in South-East Asia. As it sustains a lot of wildlife and small communities it’s a great place to visit once you get “templed out”. After the amazing temples of Angkor a change feels…