Category: Essays

2019 will go down as the ‘worst of times’ for many in Hong Kong and 2020 feels like it has started as a ‘winter of despair’. COVID-19 couldn’t really have come at a more inopportune time. Outside Hong Kong and China it has been an extraordinary fortnight. It’s become evident to most people that the…

Nikon (G) – M4/3 lens mount In a fit of boredom I recently bought a Nikon (g) to M 4/3 adapter from a company called K&F concept, via this ebay seller for GBP 10: http://www.ebay.com/usr/krazykarl_z A brief intro to K&F mount adapters is available at the link below I’ve been using the mount with two…

I think the title says it all. We stayed in Ubud for four days and went to this restaurant every day. I’ve been going back there for 10 years + now (every time i go to Ubud). Address Jl. Sriwedari No. 6 | 100m Up From Main Road Ubud, Ubud 80571, Indonesia The food Not…

Name: Bakmi Medan Kebon Jahe My kind of restaurant – one item on the menu (as pictured). Three size options – Small, Medium or Large. More info: https://www.zomato.com/jakarta/bakmi-medan-kebon-jahe-serpong  

I’d been looking to get some photos printed and framed for a while. I’d had two quotes for c. IDR 400k to frame a single A3 photo – black wooden frame and white 6cm mount. A friend at the fantastic Galeri Hadiprana in Kemang recommended Bima Bagus. Hadiprana use Bima Bagus for some of their…

Being recently inflicted by a bout of cycling-mad-itus, these were two of my top questions, on prepping for a move from London to Jakarta: 1) Is it at all possible to cycle in Jakarta (i.e. traffic, road conditions, etc.)? and do people? 2) Should I ship my road bike (given the expense and difficulty) or…

Quick notes for expats thinking of relocating to Indonesia. Based on my experience in 2014

beautiful lamps and great prices

Notes from 6 days in Cyprus in June 2014.

All taken with the iphone 5 on route from Luxembourg to London City.

For nine years often at the end of my commute i felt myself teetering on the edge of anger and rage – Delayed buses / packed tubes / cramped spaces / fume and sweat choked air / squeezed in / disagreeable odours / thoughtless people… True, there were some cool moments: But they were few…

After the euphoria of getting my first two rolls of film back…the second batch has been a massive anti-climax. I’d previously shot with the Contax T2 and Ricoh GR1v – two high end film compact cameras. The films were developed by Snappy Snaps in Soho and I was really happy with the results. Since then i’d…