Short hair, don’t care

Of all the places I’ve ever done gongfu tea, my very favorite is my uncle’s living room. A true tea connoisseur, he took a personal interest in educating me and my American partner about tea during our last visit to my hometown of Fuzhou. And then again, I am ruining the Tea Road by being […]

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Fresh and salty mornings

After an extensive European tour with artists such as Massive Attack, Morcheeba and Apollo 440, and a tour opening for Fiona Apple in the United States in 1997, the band released Blue Wonder Power Milk.

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Flowers are a girl’s best friend

These days, motorboats outnumber sailboats and the lake is battling the invasive zebra and quagga mussels and always wish you could visit one day. Twelve Apostles, Koalas, Kangaroos, surf towns, Bells Beach. Living so close to such a beautiful area, most weekends regadless of the season I usually am having a drive down the coast […]

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New Friends and Old Cameras

Fill your bookshelf with endless possibilities I get ideas about what’s essential when packing my suitcase. Jeans represent democracy in fashion. You cannot be creative with people around you. In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. They have to wear clothes that make you look better. Fashion should be fun. It shouldn’t be labelled […]

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Finding shelter in Nebraska

Anyone who’s spent a fair amount of time in the world’s hostel dormitories will have met the culprit. He sits there on the bottom bunk, emaciated tanned limbs protruding from a Bintang vest and a pair of baggy pyjama trousers printed with a flailing dragon, and then he starts to witter. Go to Chinatown, alone, […]

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Believers in patience

I‘m a firm believer that how your day goes depends on how you choose to start it. The days I’ve gotten up late and eaten a junky breakfast, my day is usually sluggish and a bit depressing.

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Meeting places across New York

Sometimes the hikes would last as long as three hours. Lighting at the locations — which were not always planned out — meant the images themselves are also largely the result of nature’s whims. The issue for me is that after this period the city falls back to sleep again. More specifically, during Christmas people seem to rack their […]

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As the songs go by

After an extensive European tour with artists such as Massive Attack, Morcheeba and Apollo 440, and a tour opening for Fiona Apple in the United States in 1997, the band released Blue Wonder Power Milk.

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Home barista for a lovely bundle

Learning the art of the barter starts with having a sense of humor. You need to go in with a smile and speak of outrageous prices — even try to sell your (girl)friends in exchange for a negotiated number of handwoven rugs.

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Wanda’s flower parlour

It’s rare that I forge a friendship with someone from the second camp. And, if they get me on a bad day, their reaction can feel like a gentle kick in the stomach. I thought about this. Then I thought about my childhood. It turns out that I rode the bus to school nearly 200 […]

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