What I’ve been up to in London

I haven't been up to much. After returning from Vietnam, I faced the tough reality that my and my colleagues' jobs might be at risk. I work for a big tech company, and if you have seen the news, big tech is facing a huge wave of layoffs. Capitalism is brutal. And so was this …

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The Month of the Dead – learning about the Paris Morgue in Brompton Cemetery

We fear death almost as much as we are attracted to it. The gruesome, the morbid. As long as it's not with us, or our loved ones. There is a reason why the true crime genre has had such a resurrection in the past few years. Understanding what happened, the why, and how. The twistier …

The month of the Dead – West Norwood Cemetery

We're halfway through the month of October already. This is one of my favourite, if not my favourite, time of the year. I love fall and well... the countdown to Halloween. I'm definitely a fan of ghost stories, of lost souls, always curious about the rituals different countries have used and currently still undertake when …

The mysterious coin trees in the Lake District

I am a sucker for the eerie and the mystical. I'm not a spiritual or religious person, but I'm often intrigued by the beliefs of others. I suppose a part of me wants to believe in something and seeks answers somewhere. So anything unusual typically perks my ears and catches my eye. So imagine my …

A short trip to the Lake District – Part 4. Climbing Wansfell Pike

What is the definition of "fell"? To me, it's always been the past tense of the verb fall. Yet, with every experience, we learn something new, and my trip to the Lake District was no exception. I've learned fell it is also a geographical term. According to our friend Wikipedia, a fell originates from Old Norse (fell, fjall, …