Category: Culture

Bali – hello again!

April 2017 Shortly after our Taiwan holiday we went for another family trip. This time however to an already familiar place: Ubud, Bali. We spent a few relaxing days with my sister-in-law and her partner in a beautiful villa situated in a lush green environment, only a few minutes from […]
Colours of Old Town Bangkok

We spent this year’s long Easter weekend in Bangkok. Returning to a place I have been before always feels special; however Bangkok being so vast and diverse, I did not cover much of what I have previously seen and almost none of the usual tourist sites. We spent most of our time in […]
Christmas in the City

With lots of rain and rather cool temperatures Christmas 2014 in Singapore was as “christmassy” as it gets in the Tropics. While Orchard Road as usual showcased thousand of lamps, stars and other decoration inciting shoppers to get in x-mas mood, Gardens by the Bay featured a Winter Wonderland… conveying […]

Neighbourhood nostalgia

Dakota Crescent is one of Singapore’s oldest public housing estates. When it was recently announced that the 17 low-rise blocks are going to be destroyed and the neighbourhood redeveloped, I decided that it was high time to have a closer look and discover this hidden treasure before it is gone […]
Wild Wild West – Xinjiang (part 2)

Together with Abdul (the camel man), three camels, a tent and quite a few bottles of water we set out into the desert. Our aim was to get a feeling for how life must have been in the past when the caravans crossed the Taklamakan, the world’s second largest sand […]
Chinese, but different – Xinjiang (part 1)

This year’s holiday in May 2014 brought us not only back to China but also back in time. We travelled on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang (China’s biggest province, located in the far northwest) and went out to discover a completely different side of China. Our starting point was […]

Kampong Buangkok

Buangkok is the last Kampong (village) remaining on mainland Singapore. It was built in 1956 and since seems pretty untouched. Obviously, it makes a great excursion for nature and heritage lovers and for photo enthusiasts. That is why two friends from my recent photo course and me headed there for […]
Bali, revisited!

In March 2014, just two years after my first visit, we went back to Bali for a long weekend. I am not that much into beach holidays and will get bored after a couple of hours relaxing in an armchair (or “doing nothing” as I would call it). Therefore, we […]
Sweet home, Singapore

Some fascinating (and controversial) impressions about my Sweet home, Singapore. Bukit Brown is all about heritage, habitat and history. It is an old Chinese Cemetery used at the beginning of the 20th century. By now it is mostly abandoned and nature has taken over… think rare bird species and rainforest! […]

Buddhas, Temples and Prayers

Offerings Ubud, Bali Chiang Mai Wat Nokor Kampong Cham, Cambodia Wat Pho Bangkok Pyay Myanmar Nyaung U Myanmar Buddhist Monk Myanmar Buddhist Nun Myanmar Giant Buddha Pyay, Myanmar