After a month in Burkina Faso we decided we needed a mini holiday. So we left Ouagadougou and headed west to Bobo-Dioulasso. 6 hours later the bus dropped us and our scooter off in Bobo, and we began to explore. We didn’t have any specific plans, we just wanted to see what the city had to offer and take it all in.
The Soviet architectural legacy One of the things we absolutely loved about Cuba was the Soviet era architecture.
We were camping near Xilitla on Day of the Dead. So we went to see the procession in the center of Xilitla. A really nice atmosphere!
We walked into Hotel la Casona in Condesa, and it felt like stepping back in time. With waxed floors, cleaners in pinafores and artefacts all around. It felt like being…
My first commercial venture Some of my cards and prints are going to go on sale in a shop in Queretaro. Which will be my first commercial venture, exciting! Below…
….bombastic buildings, strolling cobbled streets, taking a siesta to escape 40 degree heat, people watching and eating gelato.
The Pueblos Magicos of Queretaro and Guanajuato From our base in Santiago de Queretaro we took several day trips to some of the surrounding colonial towns such as Cadereyta and…
A Mexican friend said we just had to go to a Charreada, she really loves it. It is a competition for cowboys and cowgirls, who compete in teams from different…
I have been experimenting with layering prints of block colours and patterns inspired by India, Mexico and Africa. These are printed on rice paper using oil based inks, but I…
Mini cards that focus on food and drink. Handmade using watercolour and ink. Please let me know what you think in the comments below because I plan to make more.
We heard a lot of mixed stories about Napoli. On one hand: the drugs, maffia, pickpocketing, garbage On the other hand: friendly people, pizza, ancient buildings, art, the ocean.
Surrey – Oxfordshire – The Costwolds – Anglesey – Snowdonia – Breccon Beacons – Cheddar. During our year off we decided we should show each other a little more of…
These are photos of a work trip in Guangxi province in the south of China. I work as an architect in Shanghai and our office was asked to help the…
There are many different ways to measure the size of a train station, passenger number (check out Japanese stations, the busiest is Shinjuku Station Tokyo), number of platforms (Grand Central…
Some of the crazy things you’ll see on the metro in Shanghai.
Simply the best trip we ever did. A two-day boat tour from Labuan Bajo. Overnight on the open deck. If you’re planning on going to Flores, Indonesia, it might be…