When the clock struck midnight a year ago, I was standing in the crowd around Marina Bay, Singapore, with my luggage, having landed just two hours earlier in my return from South Africa. The fireworks were so numerous and extravagant that the air over the bay became dark with smoke and residue, even before the … More Thank You 2017
A key ingredient of my ALT successor package is the tiny grey kei car parked out front. It has a few bumps, many scratches, two windows which don’t operate too smoothly and one killer mix tape in the glove box (that’s right, it takes cassette). Checking the registration history, it seems to have been in … More Tin can tours: 4 days round Kyushu（九州）
Good evening, it’s been some time (almost 6 months) since I’ve written anything besides short updates on the welcome page of the blog. Never fear though, I can summarise 5 months of life into a single sentence, using the power of imagination and words, and long sentence structures: End 2016 my regional role became solely … More Pulau Pari, Jakarta, Indonesia & JET, TBC, Japan
Over the past months my passport has taken a slight beating, which on the whole is a dream come true. However, in true cliché fashion, the reality of my dream to travel with work has come with a few variations from the initial plan: Short nights, plenty of time between the airport, the taxi, the … More 4 days train’ng around Eastern Japan
Orange Couch ZA 