I used to hate creative writing in high school. Really detested it. But I enjoyed writing letters to family and friends. I’d put a lot of effort into describing scenes and making them entertaining. Then I discovered travelogues. Good travel writing. I thought, “I wouldn’t mind doing that — I […]
Not gonna lie, I miss home a little bit. I haven’t been there since summer 2017, we were supposed to go last summer, but Covid decided otherwise. Let me tell you a little bit about my hometown. It is called Agen. It’s a small city (about 33,000 people live there […]
I’ve taken some of my old travel essays and mashed them into an Instgram-friendly ready-to-consume serving. For more background have a look at the first post in this series. Japan And after hitchhiking with my brother I took my first trip to Shikoku… If you enjoyed this, consider checking out […]
This picture dates from July 1997. It was the first time in 14 years that I was on a plane. I was a child the previous time. It had been a wonderful trip to Greece that I still have fond memories of. It was the first time I left Europe. […]
I’ve taken some of my old travel essays and mashed them into an Instgram-friendly ready-to-consume serving. For more background have a look at the first post in this series. China If you enjoyed, this consider checking out the other countries: Vanuatu Japan USA Mexico/Guatemala
A while ago, I had a blog called Ask a Frenchman. I decided to republish the best, most interesting or funniest posts here, on the Swamp Let’s start with this very important question: Why do the French hate the British so much? It is a very important question, especially […]
I’ve taken some of my old travel essays and mashed them into an Instgram-friendly ready-to-consume serving. In 2005 my then-girlfriend-now-wife and I flew from Osaka to Mexico City and then took buses down to Antigua, Guatemala. For more background on this format have a look at the first post in […]
In 2001 I was living in a bamboo hut in a tiny village on the island of Efate in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. My brother and my childhood friend came to visit me and they brought bicycles and a digital video camera. That was that. We were […]
Hello there. Welcome to the Swamp! What have you gotten yourself into? You may be wondering. Does the internet really need the new blog? Probably not, but the internet gets a lot of things it doesn’t need, so one more won’t break the thing, right? Not just yet. So, now […]