Perched upon sky blue stools that match the wooden square tables and painted archways of this small upstairs café. Hunched over sketchbooks, our backs resting on the propped open balcony doors that overlook the grandiose palace Mohammed Sixth. Men sing funeral hymns below, carrying a small wooden coffin the size of a child. Walking the … Continued
It’s a panorama of rolling hills against blue skies, too. That is New Zealand in a photograph for you. Also known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, one couldn’t help but gush at the amazing sceneries this country offers to unwary travelers. I was thrilled to visit this beautiful country with my … Continued
An unexpected journey to say the least, Traveling to the land of kiwi, off my bucket list, With the land of majestic, natural, reserved beauty, It brought tears in eyes, how little we actually see. I recalled us taking the much needed time out, From our hectic, bustling life, enough to constantly make us shout, … Continued
I’m sitting at a square wooden table in the Brûlerie of Quebec City’s St. Roch – my neighborhood since December 2012. My ears will NOT defrost. I once read that Canada “is a country much too cold for good sense.” It’s -28°C outside. -38°C felt. I can only agree. A soya latte is slowly warming … Continued
I had to go to Paris because I’m going somewhere else. Yes, I needed a Schengen Visa and (they say,) the easiest way to get a multiple-entry visa is via the French embassy. And so the Paris trip happened. Honestly, I never really thought it would be a good idea to be roaming around Paris, … Continued
No Nhe Regrets – A short time in Mui Nhe Even though this is a place that was a short stay, I believe my time Mui Nhe, Southern Vietnam, was well spent, I did what I wanted to do, fulfilling them days and having no real regrets on doing more, or feeling the need to stay … Continued
And I have something to expiate; A pettiness. (D.H. Lawrence: Snake) Often what we regret is being small-minded – trying to show the other person that we are right, better or best. That simply doesn’t work in Iceland provided you look up from your own path at what is all around you. Iceland is one … Continued
How I Found Inspiration in the Midst of a Natural Disaster It was the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines in 23 years and it happened the day we boarded a plane in Seoul, unaware of the news that would greet us when we landed 4 hours later in the Philippines. It’s funny how inspiration can … Continued
The sound of monkeys running over the rooftop of my hut. The slap of waves. I open my eyes, and lie for a while unmoving, cocooned in a web of gauzy mosquito netting. What day is it? I don’t know anymore. It doesn’t matter. There is time. Time before I need to think about how … Continued
New Orleans is known for Mardi Gras, Jazz music and the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina, but to me it means a whole lot more. I visited the city in 2009 and I fell in love instantly. I had always felt out of place my entire life, as if I didn’t really belong anywhere and … Continued