Llegué a Mexico City
I arrived in Mexico city in the wee hours of Sunday. The flight was good, we had space as the plane wasn’t even half full. Though I could not sleep; and I arrived in zombie mode. I got through all the controls fast and without hassle, even though my washed passport looks really beaten. But […] Read More
Tokyo in the rain
The rain was really torrential. All day long. To a point where you really do not want to set foot outside. Even in a new city. I got TV, high speed internet, who cares, there’s lots to watch. But, curiosity won. At least I wanted to go see the Tokyo Metropolitain Museum of Photography, it […] Read More
Speechless
Literally. I knew I was not going to understand much, but being faced with it is a different thing… I landed and it all went smooth through immigration and customs. My host Sugi had mailed me instructions for different ways to get into the city, as the airport is 60 km outside of Tokyo. I […] Read More
Cooking lessons
More food. I got a private cooking class from Clinty, we did one of my favorites, raw Vietnamese Spring rolls. We went to an Asian market on K-road, and got provisions. I love those supermarkets. We had a couple of smaller ones in Brussels, but in Auckland with its huge Asian population, this is wonderland! […] Read More