This Timeless Moment

Merry Christmas from Stefan, Bing and Frosty

stefan — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:55:35 +0000

Istanbul

stefan — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:32:11 +0000

We stepped out of the Crazy Holidays bus into the ‘crazy’ Büyük Otogar bus station. Ten plus hours on a bus from Thessaloniki, with only baklava to eat, our heads were swimming in the masses of people. It was drizzling slightly, and a touch cold, something I had not expected. We grabbed our bags from [...]

The Wonders of the Meteora Monasteries

stefan — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:37:06 +0000

Part of the reason we stayed a little longer in Greece was so that we could visit the monasteries in Meteora. From the moment I saw a photo of the monasteries perched out on cliffs I knew we had to go. We missed a bus, and didn’t arrive at the neighbouring town of Kalabaka until [...]

Thessaloniki, Greece

stefan — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:41:08 +0000

We flew to Thessaloniki because it was the closest city to Istanbul that was also the cheapest to fly to from Prague. We stayed longer because of the incredible hospitality. From the moment we arrived at the Little Big House we were treated like honoured guests. Vicky and Harris did everything they could to make [...]

Prague for a Weekend

stefan — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:54:27 +0000

Prague has always had a special spot in my heart of places I have wanted to visit. Not that I had ever been there, but there was a mysticism about the medieval city. When the chance arose to checkout Prague for a few days over a weekend I jumped at it. Now I have to [...]

Visiting My Mother’s Hometown of Gotha

stefan — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:20:15 +0000

Back in 2003 on my way home from Uganda I stopped over in Europe to visit my brother Rob, and do a quick tour through Germany. We had a little road trip from Freiburg where he was studying up to the Netherlands. Before heading north, we took a day to visit my fathers hometown of [...]

4 in 1 Baptism

stefan — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:37:12 +0000

Last time I was in Germany it just happened to coincide with the wedding of my cousin Johanna. Back again in Germany and another major event in the life of my cousin Johanna’s, the baptism of her child (along with the baptism of 3 other children including my other cousin Christoph’s daughter). Johanna had asked [...]

Favorite Quotes from The Shock Doctrine

stefan — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:35:53 +0000

I recently finished reading The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein. Naomi explores how shock and awe tactics have been used by governments to push a population into submission so that the government can force unpopular policies or changes on the people. She explores the history of shock therapy (on humans [...]

Photos of the Reichstag

stefan — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:53:21 +0000

I will be honest, I don’t normally shoot a lot of black and white photos. Typically my shots are quite the opposite, fully saturated with colour. However when visiting the Reichstag in Berlin, the first thought that came to mind was how well the building lent itself to black and white. The smooth metal, the [...]

A Walk Through Winterfeldt Markt

stefan — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:13:31 +0000

Over the weekend I had a bit of free time, and decided to checkout the Winterfeldt Markt in Schöneberg. The market was vibrant, and bustling with people and activity. Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, food stalls, and lots of clothing and trinkets. While leaving the market I ran into Pat and Nicki who were [...]