Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The start of a love affair

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Cacha ç a - Camden Town I have been lucky to travel to many countries and to discover cultures and places which are different from my ...

Heading south

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     Tomorrow I will be crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards São Paulo. I am looking forward to this for a few weeks already, because Brazil...
Sunday, May 25, 2014

This Lonely House

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One month from today I will be aboard a flight, finally taking the long journey to meet you in Brazil. You know how much I am looking forwa...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

Still about giving

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     The story of The Gift of the Magi you retold below reminded me of a great tale by Giovanni Boccaccio in his Decameron . It's ...
Friday, May 23, 2014

Giving

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I was just thinking of the nice and popular story "The Gift of The Magi", which is told often around Christmas time to illu...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

A place two hearts can understand

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'You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, And filter and fibre your blood....
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Under martial law

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     I have accompanied what is happening in Thailand, where last night the militaries declared matial law. That means that public manifest...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Your bathroom cats

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     I felt like home in your apartment along the three weeks I stayed there. It is a cozy and tidy place, with many souvenirs of your...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

My Captain!

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This morning I found myself back at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport on my way to catch a flight south to Krabi. The last time I was ...
Friday, May 9, 2014

A rose in Regent's Park

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     It's springtime, my favorite season in London, despite of the weather, which is sometimes a bit chilly, sometimes a bit rainy. ...
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Thursday, May 8, 2014

A memorable snack

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Thod Mun Pla Today while having lunch next to my office I noticed an old woman carrying a plate of Thod Mun Pla (spicy Thai fish cak...
Sunday, May 4, 2014

Warmth of my life

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Seville Still Life #2 - Henri Matisse Matisse painted this still life in 1910, inspired by his travels in southern Spain where the col...
Saturday, May 3, 2014

Bangkok to Brazil

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Garrincha steals the show.... From the beginning you told me you were passionate about football. And you have been telling me many ...

For the grace of you

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     It's five days now that I am back to Europe, after crossing the world to see you in Thailand and also to travel with you to Vietna...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Next to me

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Hanoi Moment I just returned home from sending you off at the airport. It is quiet here and I am missing you. It is hard thinking of y...

Home away from home

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23 Love Lane This is ‘23 Love Lane’, the little hideaway we shared in Penang these past few days. Simply named after its street address...
Saturday, April 26, 2014

Love Lane

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     We have just returned from Penang, in Malaysia. This is a lovely place, but it is far to be one of my favorite cities in the world....
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

A skillful sleeper

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Henri Rousseau - The Sleeping Gypsy - 1897 Referring to your earlier post on our time in Hanoi, I am reminded of one of your most ado...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Taking the good and the bad times

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     Yesterday you had an allergic reaction, possibly related to something you ate. I went to the hospital with you and tried to support yo...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

A house in Hanoi

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     I love traveling with you who are a traveler indeed, not just a tourist. Beside you, I have experienced new places and different cu...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Traveling to you

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    I'm leaving for Asia today in order to meet you. I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time already. It will be...
Sunday, April 6, 2014

An ongoing conversation

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Homage to J.S. Bach - Georges Braques- 1912 This afternoon the music of Bach’s Concerto for 2 Violins came into my head. It is a be...

On kisses and kissing

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     I am really excited to cross the world in order to meet you again. It will be great to be guided around Asia by you. For sure I wi...
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Maybe it is written in the stars

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You will be in Asia with me in less than a week from now. It is exciting that you will be discovering a completely new part of the worl...

Difficult days

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It is true that we passed some difficult days recently. The distance between us is hard at times to manage and the more I need you, the...
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Wrangle

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     These last days were not very favourable. After some negligence of my part, not calling you and not talking to you properly for a few ...
Friday, March 28, 2014

Strangely lovely

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You posted an image of a cat in your last entry and, as the subject of cats seems to come up fairly often between us for some reason, I ...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Prepositional issues

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     Prepositions are really tricky in any language. Yesterday we were talking about a few mistakes I make with these little words whe...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Samsara

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I thought today of our time in Istanbul and all of those walks we took along the streets on our way to explore mosques, markets and othe...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

A bridge and a fall

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     Tonight, after coming back home at the end of a busy day, I went to run in Battersea Park. When I passed by the Albert Bridge, I re...
Monday, March 17, 2014

Life's greatest adventure

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Rodin - The Kiss We said goodbye earlier today after spending this last month together sharing many wonderful moments, amazing places...

Farewell

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     After a few great weeks in Europe, you departed for Thailand today. It was happy and sad to accompany you to the airport, where we sai...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Parisian Promenade

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Parisian Boulevard, 1896 - Pierre Bonnard I walked for miles this afternoon after my last appointment: past the Louvre and along the...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Order/disorder

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     Strolling around Paris, I think somewhere in Montmartre, I remember capturing this image that was on a wall. If "love belongs ...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Under your caring wing

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Pour Toi, mon Amour Je suis allé au marché aux oiseaux Et j’ai acheté des oiseaux Pour toi Mon amour Je suis allé au march...