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Fallen off

February 1, 2015August 4, 2016 Let it go

I fell of my bike, Sir St. James. My fault. I wanted to cross the street, with a whole queue of cars on the other side. I wanted to ride alongside them and then use a space and flip over to the left side of the road. Unfortunately, I got caught in the tram tracks. […] Read More

South Mumbai stroll

November 13, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

I made my first steps into India today, first with one of the young men working in the hotel. He took me to a nearby mobile phone stand and organized me an Indian SIM card. He managed to get the color photo copies of my passport and visa pages, warned me that I needed a photo and […] Read More

Mexican traffic rules

October 3, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

With some 20+ million people living in Mexico City, I expected traffic to be horrible. Truly horrible. Truth is, it’s not half as bad, most of the time. Just avoid the rush hours, and you’re fine. My first impression, arriving on a Sunday, ahead of the national holiday, was: there is no traffic at all. […] Read More

Shibuya Ghosts

April 10, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

I spend a bit of time at the Shibuya pedestrian crossing at night, capturing some ghosts. PS: I was actually just trying to re-learn all the settings of my new camera, so much has changed from the days of the good old D40. Read More

24h plane travel

March 7, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

I always found this animation fascinating. It depicts the various planes during a 24h cycle. You can see the massive transatlantic traffic, the line from South America over to their former mother countries, the enormous air traffic in the United States… I’ll be one one of these soon again! Read More

Sydney harbor

February 19, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

Just a few pics from the Harbor Bridge and the CBD, day and night. It’s a great sight. Rajiv and I had a little snack and some wine after the opera tour. We finally enjoyed some blue sky view onto the harbor. Changes everything. The bridge is the other Sydney landmark, opposite the Opera. Construction […] Read More

Left sided

February 6, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

It’s really just a question of ignoring your fears and taking them head on. So I rented a car and drove on the left side. Big deal. Indeed. I am no experienced driver. In all my life I have driven maybe 5000 Km, most of that through American or Canadian national parks, desert roads and […] Read More

Riding the Metro

December 25, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

First thing I thought when coming into the Santiago Metro was: Paris! This smells like the Paris Metro. I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but I feel every city has a distinct smell in its public transport system – and I don’t refer to a potential pee problem. The smells are hard, or impossible […] Read More

MAM

October 15, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

Getting to the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro on foot ain’t easy. Unfortunately, the car prevailed again and the museum is somewhat cut off from its neighborhood by a huge 8-lane semi-highway to the city airport, and a huge crossing of other streets nearby. Only passage over to the MAM and the bay […] Read More