Singapore — I had a free day in Singapore before my flight so decided to pay a visit to the Botanic Gardens, even in 34 degree heat (the taxi driver who picked me up said I was crazy to be wandering around in suc...
Singapore — A close-up of my dress for the conference dinner. A successful conference and lovely end to the week with dinner at Raffles, well, once I was allowed in. The organiser were being sticklers for the rul...
London — I used to enjoy traveling alone, it was an adventure, an unencumbered excursion into the world, and often, the unknown. Trains, planes, airports, hotels, busses, taxis — all were exciting in their ow...
London — I don’t know anyone with a higher rate of job satisfaction than my dad. When he was eleven years old, he decided he wanted to become an architect, and that is what he did. As an undergraduate studen...
Pisac — The first time I meet Hippo he passes me going up the mountain. He’s wearing a red star military cap and a shirt with Fidel Castro’s face on it, has got his earbuds in and is singing in Spanish as he ...
Saskatoon — I started this piece in the fall. I wanted something simple to work on in the midst of the many collaborative performances and pieces I was working on. The process went something like this: What is s...
Dublin — See the full glory of this photo at http://mryap.tumblr.com/post/80691162027/wheel-clamp-dublin-12-25th-march-2014-spotted
Calgary — Apparently some people “want to know more” about this particular moment. I’m not entirely sure why, or what hi.co really is yet so this will probably be completely wrong. I run and own the comics revi...
San francisco — I mean the crazy thing about the Transamerica Pyramid is how indisputably a pyramid it is. Looking across the San Francisco skyline, you’re like “building, building, building—oh hi, PYRAMID.” There ar...
Santa monica — The two older gentlemen were sitting and chatting near us. It was hard to tell what their relationship was, they can’t have known each other that long by the types of things they were talking about. T...
Milton keynes — It was my first — and, as of this writing, only — visit to the town of Milton Keynes, one of a handful of ‘new towns’ created during the 1960s in an effort to relieve housing congestion in London. I ...
Amarynthos — They gave me a different room this time, closer to the sea. Breakfast was not included but I was served this view on my first morning there. It may not look spectacular, but secretly I complimented th...
Koganei — It has been an honour to be part of the people using Hi while it was on private beta. A couple of days before it became public, Craig Mod asked me to do a drawing for the introduction. A drawing of a ...
Cape town — The first time I heard about Bobs Bagel Café in Kalk Bay I wasn’t keen to go. I mean, that lack of apostrophe is enough grounds for boycott, right? But I heard good things about the coffee, and there’...
Tokyo — We’d like to welcome you to Hi: A community of writers, journalists, journalers, illustrators, photographers, travelers, poets, and musicians exploring the world, and sharing those explorations throug...
New york — For the last three years, I’ve walked a mile through the city to work. And even though I work to walk different routes, I still see things that are new to me everyday. Each time I wonder, is this new ...
San francisco — A couple years ago I took a walkabout around the US, Eastern Europe and Japan. Parts of it were amazing, immersive experiences that I couldn’t have planned, some were hard, depressing days alone in pl...
Austin — A couple of weeks ago I was in Austin attending a workshop on “transformational design.” The facilitators’ instructions were easy enough: dig deep in your memory banks and make a list of experiences t...
Caledon — So I took on this huge project, a bit foolishly. I definitely bit off more than I can chew. Twelve-hundred ebooks in about three weeks. Doing the work in my own private sweatshop where the working con...
Greenville — I finally set up my fancy schmancy Ninja blender… which would be quite a nice accomplishment, except it was gifted to me in mid-December (a Christmas present from the parents) and it’s been sitting on...
Maidstone — When a Peacock (a male Peafowl) displays like this, then frankly, every side is his best side! During my visit to Leeds Castle on Friday (see also the castle and the robin), this peacock obligingly o...
Melbourne — Whenever in Melbourne at lunchtime, there’s a sweet little Japanese place right on Federation Square, just across the river from the Arts Centre, with Flinders St. Station in one direction and the Cat...
Rio — It´s funny the way that sometimes we are close to something, but at the same far away from it. I live in a town that is just one hour and a half flight away from Rio, and it took me a lot of years to...
Barcelona — Music has always made me feel somewhat clumsy. I am a word person whose natural social habitat is the living room. If you meet me at a club or a concert and are forced to watch me dance or mouth lyric...
Dubai — Dear Dad, Winter is almost over in the desert. Soon freezing nights (well freezing at least in my opinion, you know how I despise cold weather as much as I hate tropical climate) will be replaced by ...
Yokohama — Living in Japan is more like learning ways to enjoy views of Mt. Fuji 1. It’s always a great feel when our inner soul make a wow whisper; Fujisan …. Fujisan …. Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji se...
Accra — A lot was going on at the beach … But mostly people preparing their boats for fishing, and fishermen sewing their nets. We settled on the boats ashore, trying to understand all the activities going o...
Santa monica — Now, I’m not normally one to eat this sort of thing. A quick survey of any of my social media feeds over the past 10 (or more?) years will testify to my annoying tendencies to document my meals—and mo...
Maidstone — What a joy it was to re-visit Leeds Castle last Friday and to meet up with an old friend. Yes, I know it may not be the exact same robin as last time, but if it’s not then I’m sure it’s a brother or ...
Boulder — There hasn’t been any free community yoga in downtown Boulder for six weeks now, and though I’m a grown-up and can certainly suck up for my own yoga classes, there’s something nice about the vibe in t...
Boulder — I’m sure I’d cut open a papaya before. Just couldn’t remember when, where or to what result. The thing about shopping at Whole Foods is you have this entire additional battle on top of trying to find ...
San francisco — I tried. I really tried. I even got up at 6 a.m.! (Okay, snoozed. 7 a.m.) Playing catch-up with thesis research things. Currently sitting in the Main Library. First of all, I’ve brought everything ...
Aireys inlet — How clear, how lovely bright *How beautiful to sight each beam of morning play *How Heaven laughs out with glee *When like a bird set free *Up from the eastern sea soars the delightful day. *Today I ...
Sevenoaks — It would appear that my train came not from Ashford International this morning but from an effulgent rising sun. Thankfully it had cooled down by the time I got on it :-)
Dehong — The rational choice would be to fly into Yangon and head up country to our first research destination of Lashio, deep in Shan state. But the emotional side got the better of us and we decided to route...
Mazandaran — A single metal pipe feeds geothermal water into an octagonal pool, and with my feet pressed up against one edge of the rim a local resident starts to vigorously pummel my back. Across the octagon a Ch...
Niseko — Today’s office is a ryokan halfway up a mountain in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. I’m here with Raphael, a research colleague to catch up on the last year, figure out where we want to go in the...
Cape town — Winter doesn’t sneak up on you in Cape Town; it storms into your life at full force. One day you make jokes about all the sunset photos on Instagram, and the next it feels like you blacked out for a f...
Milton keynes — I’m not entirely sure why I thought this would be A Good Thing. I think it’s because I like bourbon, and I like beer. Turns out I do not like bourbon flavoured beer. Worse, looking up the beer onlin...
Aswan — Monday. We leave Wadi Halfa at about noon - the boat has its mast felt. In the evening, stopped in the middle of the river. We walk at moonlight on a long sandy islet, where we talk about Hennet de Ke...
London — Monday. Week day. Work day. Are you whistling on your way to work? If not. Why?
Leigh-on-sea — The decision to make oneself unemployed in a time when a lot of people are losing their jobs through redundancy may not have been the brightest idea I’ve ever had. However, I knew that after the years...
Sevenoaks — Pretty rubbish picture, I know, but I had to snap it in a hurry and I think it does still help to make my point. The view from this spot usually has no merits whatsoever, but it struck me how the sun...
Accra — I will never forget… That sound that I constantly anticipated. The sound that preceeded his coming into the house. The sound of stamping his foot to clear the dust off his shoes. That sound.. how I...
Seattle — If you’ve considered seeing Hercules, and haven’t yet (it is about 17 years old, after all), give it a shot. Yes, it is borderline bad Disney, right before things fall completely off the edge with Ta...
Cambridge — The most effective way to cleanse yourself of your fears, inhibitions, mistakes, regrets… is to run. Run physically, run mentally, run incessantly, and run passionately. Today marks the last day of...
Étretat — I took shelter in a sea-level cave, but the rain stopped as quickly as it had started. Before long, I was back in the sun, exploring the low-tide beach. The weather continued to change quickly throug...
Étretat — I awoke, stiff and thirsty, to light breaking through the clouds. The wind, which some part of me had always believed would die down, pounded tirelessly against the lean-to. I retied my bandana and st...
Krąków — This was actually a trip I took as part of a “Jewish Heritage Tour.” I decided to take a tour of Auschwitz and of Schindler’s Factory. After that I had time to wander the city, and ended up at St. Mar...
Maidstone — Not that this is my home, or my castle! This is Leeds Castle, in Kent, which is about 250 miles away from the Leeds that most people have heard of, which is in Yorkshire. And it is a beautiful place...
Paris — Bem, dessa vez a chegada à Paris foi através do Canal da Mancha. Saímos da estação St. Pancras, em Londres, e tomamos o Eurostar (trem rápido). Quando nos demos conta, estávamos dentro de um túnel fer...
Liverpool — Every now and then there is an album or a piece of music you come across and you listen to it once then the album gets put away cos you just didn’t click with it. This is one of those albums for me! ...
Cologne — You find yourself in a situation. You’re confronted with uncomfortability and give more than you can to not only succeed into happiness but also to unfortunately realise that the ones who should be cl...
Milton keynes — I lost my wallet last week, on the way home from a daytrip to Manchester. I’ve only ever lost my wallet once before, many years ago after a night out in London when I was drunk on the nightbus home. ...
London — The approach to Kings Cross station since its redevelopment is just beautiful now. I remember coming to and from this station to get to gigs at nearby venues like the Scala, Water Rats, the Lexington...
Milton keynes — The more I play this game - which sees the player inherit a farm, having to work hard to make money and earn the love and respect of the locals - the more I enjoy it. It’s very cute in design, and it ...
Gig harbor — I started watching War Horse tonight. Frolicking foal! How significant, it must be Title Horse. Endearing Old Man with Cap bought Title Horse. Oh, Miss Potter’s Feminist Friend is his… daughter? Si...
Milsons point — It had been a warm day and given it was only a short ferry ride across Sydney harbour we decided to stand outside, tucked behind a wall so the wind wouldn’t mess our hair. The venue for the evening w...
Seattle — If you’ve considered seeing Muppets Most Wanted, indulge yourself but don’t hold out for another Muppets gold like we recently saw. See, the thing about the Muppets is, of the twelve ‘official’ Muppe...
Featherston — “What are your top 5 highlights of 2013?” she asked as we sat at the corner of a table over lunch a few days out from the end of the year. “Hmm?” I replied. I was too preoccupied with a cut on my li...
Melbourne — Walking along one of Melbourne’s busiest streets past Flinders Street Station, I looked up to see a sign on the Anglican cathedral that for a moment melted my heart. I don’t think I had fully realize...
Hong kong — I love my home and what it has given me: my love, a job I love, a chance to grow and become better, a chance to meet incredible people. I’m so lucky.
Hong kong — To say it is a beautiful day out is an understatement. The weather is nice and cool with almost no humidity. I am in pants and a light sweater and I am at my favourite cafe called Kubric in Ya Ma Tai....
Melbourne — In 1964, the Beatles took a world tour, and nowhere were they more rapturously received than in Australia - Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. 300,000 fans turned out on the streets of Adela...
Portland — I have to say, Portland is really nice. There are so many things that are better thought of than in Boston. Take parking meters, for example. It’s gigantic pain in the butt to park in Boston because a...
Leigh-on-sea — Here I am…5 years old…being a complete rock star in my school uniform. I used it to make a Father’s Day card for my dad a few years back and last year he brought it back out to place on the mantle...
Leigh-on-sea — You would expect a book about body language to have at least one image wouldn’t you? You would think that over the years someone may have doodled little stick-people as aides to the reader but they ha...
New york — I lost my way coming out the Carroll Street station and a couple of wrong turns later I found myself by this canal wondering where the heck I was. Turns out 3rd Street is not the same as 3rd Ave—some...
Tokyo — Every morning since I came to Tokyo 7 months ago, I wake up being happy and privileged I can live here. I greet the buildings, the crows, the salary man who rushes down my street and the monks from th...
Leigh-on-sea — That Beach Boys song is right you know. This is by far my favourite spot in my house. By the bookshelves in my bedroom. It’s safe to say that I have slight obsession with books. Whenever my pay check...
Svensby — Myself and Dave Morrow recently spent a week and a half inside the Arctic Circle chasing the aurora and some amazing landscapes. We had arrived near civilization for a brief period, so pulled over to ...
Accra — It is not a pretty photo , I know. I don’t like the light composition in this photo myself. But let’s look at this art work. Accra, or even more general, Ghana is not a place where you chance upon st...
Cairo — The best part for me is that the chain looks like a repurposed door latch chain. It is the perfect length and comes with a base.
Reston — I wrote my first post for Hi last month. Except Hi crashed. So I posted it here.
Xirovrisi — I have been crossing this bridge every six months for the past two and a half years on my way to an intensive psychotherapy & counselling workshop taking place at a remote village two hours away f...
Singapore — Winding down in a deserted hotel swimming pool, in the rain. Peaceful and relaxing. And nice to be outdoors after spending the day inside at a conference. It was especially nice swimming in the rain, ...
Paris — March is fraught with many shortcomings. People in the Northern hemisphere hate November, and with a reason. But March I hate best. March I have to deal with. New beginnings, right - but why has life ...
Lancing — One of the privileges of my job is the opportunity to here and there escape the rush of the need for now and sneak away into silence - the silence of the sacred still centre. Thomas Moore said, “Silen...
Hong kong — I HAD seen this 60s-brutalist office building rushing by in a cab, wondered about it, and today I got up close to it. The signs say Murray Building. (It’s right next to the Citibank tower.) I had look...
Hong kong — Hong Kong’s face, the one it tries hard to present, is one of opulent wealth. That glossy skyline lighting the harbour, those imported European super-cars creeping around tight corners – these are the...
Paris — In 2012, we explored SF, Barcelona, and Berlin. In 2013, we travelled to HK, Singapore, and Jakarta. This time, Paris was the destination of a few weeks of research into business opportunities for AQ....
Fushimi ward — With pre-coffee Christine. It was early. Way too early. Downside of taking the overnight bus is you don’t really have control over what time they decide to let you off at your stop. 6:30 a.m., Kyoto...
Tokyo — I am in love with my new apartment. During the day there is so much light pouring in, I don’t know what to do with the brightness. I look forward to off-days so I can sit in the sunshine, look out o...
Kihei — This is what I posted as an update on Facebook this morning: “A hair past 10. It’s exceedingly hazy today, with vog. Somewhere in the distance there is Mauna Loa. Our canary in the coal mine. We, COL...
Stockholm — This was taken during the last night of a 10 trip around the arctic with my good friend Dave Morrow. We spent a bit of time around Arctic Sweden, but mostly we headed to the Norwegian Arctic, in parti...
Singapore — I had a busy but successful work day today. It’s nice to get confirmation that you are doing a good job! And the perfect end to what is International Happiness Day - room service, a long soak in the ...
Singapore — Travelling around Asia means that I am deprived of a nice cup of tea, with proper milk, but I managed to have my first cup of tea in three days at a school cafeteria. The photo is of the school campus...
London — Aren’t words funny?! Take ‘shed’ for example. I have a shed in my garden at home. It’s about 8 feet square, made of wood, and full of assorted junk and boxes that are gradually ...
Accra — I am at work. Sending out emails and making new contacts. Perhaps 2 out of ten of these Orgs and individuals I am contacting may become potential partners. I was typing away an introductory email 5 mi...
Liverpool — The picture here was taken in the ‘Picton Reading Room’ of Liverpool’s recently renovated Central Library and features a bust of Sir James Picton, who campaigned to have the library built and be the f...
Hong kong — THE FIRST reaction is delight. The second is a little discomfort due to the context you find it in. The third is a little disgruntlement over the execution, production values, or things you had no con...
Tokyo — prese la metropolitana fino a Shinjuku. Compro alcuni libri a Kinokuniya, quindi andò a Nakamuraya. All’ingresso fece il nome di Komatsu e fu accompagnato a un tavolo tranquillo vicino alla sala. Fuka...
Tokyo — si diresse subito alla toilette. Fortunatamente non c’era nessuno. Per prima cosa si sedette sul gabinetto e urinò a lungo. Chiuse gli occhi e, facendo il vuoto nei suoi pensieri, sentì il rumore dell...
Tokyo — in quel caffè vicino alla stazione di Shinjuku. Adesso anche le voci delle persone gli arrivavano all’orecchio come voci normali di persone che conversavano. I due seduti al tavolo accanto lo guardava...
San francisco — Whiz Burgers is a classic fast food joint in San Francisco’s Mission District. It was founded in 1955 and there is a pretty good neon sign out front that proves it. The food is just ok, as far as old...
Aireys inlet — I’m not sure what caused this effect. If you click on the photo above you will see the horizon line is blue, but the grey line, immediately above it, is a little puzzling. The grey is not fog but a...
Greenville — I lay supine in that blissful space between utter consciousness (ears pricking at every soft sound in the room, mind racing through every corridor of thought) and complete otherworldliness, where my s...
Tampa — It really must have been cold everywhere except Florida for the last few months… Every relative and almost every friend I have has visited the Sunshine State (and our apartment) in the last three we...
Philadelphia — Philly flower show was good. One of the few cool ‘extracurricular’ places I’ve been to here aside from Curtis Institute.
Sevenoaks — Another card that tells two stories. Sunny Side was the name given to a row of south-facing cottages built along the main Maidstone to Sevenoaks road through Borough Green in the late 19th century. ...