
SEPTEMBER 2018 FINDS
september 2018 finds comes a little bit late. 1. i’ve finally finished vernon subutex. it’s a must read portrait of present day france. read this interview for the author’s pov. the trilogy has already been translated into several languages. it’s currently being transformed into a tv series with roman duris in the title role. 2. i also...

WEEKEND IN MADRID PART 2
weekend in madrid part 2 is the rest of my pics from our madrileno city break. we were still in malasana, walking around and enjoying the chilled saturday early evening. did i mention that nobody was left indoors? i lolled. back on gran via on our very winding way home. it was winding because we were...

WEEKEND IN MADRID PART 1
weekend in madrid part 1 is the first half of the selection of pics i’ve taken recently. it was my third time in the city so i thought it was time to try and keep away from the tourist hot spots. but well, since our airbnb was very central, avoiding the very crowded areas was...

TOP 5 MADRID
madrid is very much a party town. one soon notices that madrilenos have a slightly different rhythm: there’s barely anybody in the streets in the morning but the bars and restaurants are overflowing at night. so join in on the fun, be prepared to get things done during the day to be able to go tapeando...

THE FATHER OF THE VERTICAL GARDEN
patrick blanc is a wonderful french botanist specializing in tropical forests. he is the green-haired (really!) father of the vertical garden in general and of many of my favourite wall gardens specifically. so, he more or less single-handedly made the vertical garden trend happen around the world – you can check his website for a...