"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".
A Journey Through Belgrade’s Street Art. August 2019 & October 2020 – August 2021. I don’t know about you but I always find that street art plays a crucial role in determining how I feel about a city. Oftentimes these public expressions spring forth as vessels of freedom, creativity, community, identity, history and national pride. […]
Read MoreOnce Upon a Time in Prague. December 2002 & February 2012. In late 2002 I was living in Bratislava, where I worked as an English teacher. Any free time us teachers had (and there was plenty of it) went to the seemingly endless travel options in and around Slovakia. My first trip to Prague was […]
Read MoreSnippets of Vienna. October 2002 & June 2003. I always feel a bit uncomfortable when people ask me if I’ve ever been to Vienna. This is because while I have visited (twice actually), it isn’t a city I was able to get under the skin of. In fact, I barely brushed the surface. Circumstances very […]
Read More2023: Island Hikes, Small Town Life & Visa Blues. 2023 eh? It came, it has been and now it’s gone. Such is the way of life. Once again I find myself entering that familiar blogging territory of the end-of-year-review. And wondering, somewhat baffled, how did we all get here so quickly. 2023 certainly wasn’t an […]
Read MoreYangshuo Master Chef, a short story from China. After a prolonged period of stability, I finally bid farewell to Belgium in the summer of 2009. Uninspired by life in grey, uneventful Brussels, I headed off to China for an unforgettable year of teaching and traveling. —— “Oh crap!” I cried, as S went crashing to […]
Read MoreThe Long Hair Ladies of Yao, a short story from China. After a prolonged period of stability, I finally bid farewell to Belgium in the summer of 2009. Uninspired by life in grey, uneventful Brussels, I headed off to China for an unforgettable year of teaching and traveling. —— “So that was Guilin!” I exhaled, […]
Read MoreJia Jia and the Warriors, a short story from China. After a prolonged period of stability, I finally bid farewell to Belgium in the summer of 2009. Uninspired by life in grey, uneventful Brussels, I headed off to China for an unforgettable year of teaching and traveling. —- The slow train from Beijing to Pingyao […]
Read MoreGoodness Gracious Great Wall of China! After a prolonged period of stability, I finally bid farewell to Belgium in the summer of 2009. Uninspired by life in grey, uneventful Brussels, I headed off to China for an unforgettable year of teaching and traveling. —— “Put your cookies in the bag!” I cried, addressing the group […]
Read MoreThe Magnificent Mosques of Istanbul. September-October 2020. The mosques, the mosques, the mosques of Istanbul. Much like the city’s ubiquitous cats they are an ever-present feature wherever you go and whatever you do. Punctuating the skyline on both sides of The Bosphorus, these often stunning structures stand as vessels of community, faith, Turkish history and Islamic […]
Read MoreAstonishing Art at The Great Palace Mosaic Museum. October 2020. Earlier in this series I suggested that the city of Istanbul can be viewed as a tale of two palaces. If you haven’t already checked out my pieces on Topkapi Palace and Dolmabahçe Palace, please do, these sights are absolute gems! While I stand by what […]
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Traveling the world, one country at a time.
