How fast does bamboo grow?
If you’re a regular reader of The Swamp, you’ll know that I’m quite fond of bamboo; it’s strong, readily available, flexible, pleasing to the eye,… Read More »How fast does bamboo grow?
Japan
Physically locating an address in Tokyo the old-fashioned way
I grew up in Australia and I always thought of an address as the following: property number, street name, suburb, state, postcode. Well all that… Read More »Physically locating an address in Tokyo the old-fashioned way
Kyoto without Tourists!
Two weeks ago, I went to Kyoto! It’s not a trip I wanted to make. I don’t think it’s a very good idea to travel… Read More »Kyoto without Tourists!
Running a boutique sea-salt operation
I like having my camera with me at all times but I don’t like carrying it with me at all times. If I’m driving it’s… Read More »Running a boutique sea-salt operation
How my photo on Twitter inspired a work of art
It all started with one of my ‘good morning’ tweets. Good morning. pic.twitter.com/C4VnyMCGK7 — David Douglas Stuart (@bigkamo) January 23, 2020 I was living on… Read More »How my photo on Twitter inspired a work of art
Floating down a local river for pure fun
I love me an adventure. Many of them — like riding around Mt Fuji on mamachari bikes, walking around Tokyo’s Yamanote loop line or inline… Read More »Floating down a local river for pure fun
How my first YouTube upload protects my vanity
I would never consider myself a YouTuber despite the fact I’ve been on the platform since the late noughties. You might think, if you’re not… Read More »How my first YouTube upload protects my vanity
Star Wars Visions – thoughts and impressions
Among all the new things that Disney is doing with Star Wars to make it sustainable for the years and decades to come, now that… Read More »Star Wars Visions – thoughts and impressions
Circling Mt Fuji on ridiculously unsuitable bicycles
My brother and I are two years apart. Our interests are suspiciously similar. We’re very close figuratively, but literally, we’ve had thousands of kilometres between… Read More »Circling Mt Fuji on ridiculously unsuitable bicycles
Making my first documentary
Before YouTube existed I made DVDS. These DVDs were made up of a collection of videos — I’d generally consider them complete when I’d made… Read More »Making my first documentary
Japanese pastries
Japanese pastries don’t always have the most interesting tastes and flavors (but as a Frenchman, I probably have higher standards than average). However, they definitely… Read More »Japanese pastries
Exploring an art island with the ‘Crazy Seaman’
I tend to always have a couple of unfinished projects in my back pocket. Why are they unfinished? Each has its own reasons. Maybe it’s… Read More »Exploring an art island with the ‘Crazy Seaman’