I’ve been surprised by the positive response to my upcoming move to Tokyo. It seems like there is a lot of love out there for my soon-to-be hometown. Amongst the usual well-wishes there’s been some heartfelt expressions of passion for Tokyo and plenty of stories shared from friends and colleagues about their experiences in Japan. [...] Read full article
Number Seven – Tokyo
As I mentioned yesterday, my time in Singapore is now drawing to a close. When I moved to Singapore in 2011, it was at end of the of a long process of thinking about which city would be the best place in Asia to grow my music and photography business. I was expecting to be [...] Read full article
It’s Not You – It’s Me
The time has come to talk about leaving. After nearly two years, my sojourn in Singapore is coming to a close. But, before I talk about where I’m going, I want to say a few things about this city I still call home. The place of expats and foreigners in Singapore society is the subject [...] Read full article
One More Sunset
My holiday in Adelaide is drawing to a close. Today was one of those deeply relaxing days; open blue skies, dry warmth, nothing to distract from the relaxation. I watched a little football, went for a easy bike ride, ate some great food, drank some fine wine and found myself, as I often like to [...] Read full article
Sunsets & Sara
I’m now deep into my holiday in Adelaide. After a fun weekend, I awoke to sad news on Monday, my beloved cat Sara had passed away in the night, after a full and fun 19 years of life. I had picked Sara out as a kitten from a shelter and she had been my companion [...] Read full article
Kites Again
This afternoon I took a quick trip down to the Adelaide Kite Festival. The weather was very different to yesterday’s visit with the sun beating down. Being a nicer day, the event had a bit more of a carnival atmosphere today. Again I was struck by how diverse (and congenial) the crowds were. I spoke [...] Read full article
Adelaide International Kite Festival
This afternoon I took a little sojourn to the beachside village of Semaphore to look at the Adelaide International Kite Festival. Adelaide seems to pride itself on being a “festival city,” there seems to be a least one every time I’m here. That said, I’ve never seen beachside kite flying carnival, so I packed my [...] Read full article
Familiar Moves
I’m now settling into a quiet holiday routines. Bike rides, slow lunches, walks on the beach and plenty of time to think. Just last week I was complaining to some photographer friends how I was feeling flat, stuck in a rut as it were. I often find the best way to get out of a [...] Read full article
Back In Adelaide
This morning I flew into Adelaide, on the start of a short holiday. In some ways the flight from Singapore to Adelaide is too short, not long enough to catch a proper sleep on the plane, so as the day draws to a close I’m feeling shattered before the sun even sets. I’ve had the [...] Read full article
Doctor Who
“Why are you so dressed up?” My daughter hit me with this question as we met after school recently. I had been at an event and was wearing a slim-fit black shirt, dark jeans and boots. I reminded my daughter that I often picked her from school dressed like this when we lived in Hong [...] Read full article