Monthly Archives: January 2012

Bee & Flower brand soap. A product of charm. The sandalwood variety is fragrant, and makes your skin feel delightfully cool. I googled sandalwood and apparently it performs all sorts of miraculous functions. Beats skin cancer. Cures depression. (I certainly … Continue reading →

Roasting your own coffee beans is to be recommended. All you need is a pan. Only minutes between roasting and making it to the cup. And an unbeatable aroma wafting through the house. Superb.

I’m not a smoker, but if I were, I’d move to Indonesia. No health warnings, or distasteful pictures of diseased body parts to spoil the design of the pack. This black pack of menthols is my favourite. When in the … Continue reading →

Kopi jahe. Ginger coffee. Delicious. Warming. Overwhelmingly gingery. Perfect for a chilly, misty morning in the hills of Ubud.

Sometimes Monocle’s radio output doesn’t translate as well as the print – but this audio series is excellent. The Entrepreneurs. Interviews with inspirational people from around the world. Booksellers in Toronto. A brewer in Beirut. The guy resurrecting Polaroid in … Continue reading →

New Year’s week. Bangkok. Deserted. A good time to shoot a zombie movie. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.