Sunday is the day of rest in Belgium and most businesses are closed. Although at first I found it jarring, I now enjoy having a day where I’m essentially forced to slow down. So I spend most Sundays at home and when the weather is bad, it’s perfect being indoors reading a book. But today… Read More An unexpected Sunday cycle around Kessel-lo
For months now I’ve been wanting to say something about what’s happening in Syria, but words completely fail me. What could I possibly say about the suffering and the destruction? There were photos published on The Atlantic website last week that were completely devastating. Even if I hadn’t visited Syria before, I would have felt… Read More Once upon a time in Aleppo
Things are very quiet in Chiang Mai so here there is little sense of the drama happening in Thailand’s capital. I mainly rely on the headlines from bangkokpost.com which come through my news feed, and I’ve also been reading more comprehensive articles about the continuing political tension in Thailand as reported by ABC News and… Read More This means war
The Travels of Elephant Woman 