Just a quick note to wish you all a very Happy New Year 2016! (in case, you’re wondering, the picture shows the island of Ozuchishima in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan – i.e. my “backyard”).
The World
Fun fact: I live in Florida for 5 years, from 2000 to 2005. During those five years, I spent a grand total of four or five hours in Miami! (that’s for the people who think Florida is Miami or vice-versa). Out of these 4-5 hours, I have taken these […]
Despite all of its amazing temples, one of the most impressive – if not the most impressive – buildings in Kyoto is its station! The current Kyoto Station opened in 1997 and with 15 stories and 70 meters high, and 470 meters long, a surface area of 238,000 square […]
(asked by David B. from Québec) I would like to know, what do the French really think of the Franco-Québécois, or even of the non-francophones from Quebec and Canada. Just to see as to how it differs from their overall and/or personal appreciation of that great American figure […]
Since I was a kid I was fascinated by Spanish moss. Ok, maybe not “fascinated” but at least intrigued. Actually, at first, I didn’t even think it was real, just something they put in movies to give a creepier atmosphere to the settings or something. Growing up, and still […]
Whoops, a month without a post here! To my defense, I’ve been traveling quite a long for the past couple of weeks, mostly in the Kansai area of Japan (that’s the Kyoto, Nara, Osaka area), as well as around home too. As usual, if you want to follow […]
The Casamanya Peak seen from the Ordino Pass in Andorra. Probably not the most beautiful picture, but for some reason, I really like it, probably because it feels a little abstract, as if it was just four colors laid more or less randomly on a canvas.
This is an authentic, hand built, Bangladeshi dinghy. However, I’ve never been to Bangladesh. Also, it’s a river boat, and here it’s sailing on saltwater. It is a Bangladeshi Dinghy in Japan! And if you want to understand more what’s going on, may I advise you to […]
You can find more details about Sant Esteve Church on Andorra‘s official site. However, I can tell you that it dates from the 12th Century although it has been thoroughly renovated in the 20th. It is located in the heart of Andorra-la-Vella, near a bunch of important building […]