Photographic views on things.
2015 Mar30
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Urban, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: asia, canon ef 24-70mm f/2.8 l usm, canon eos 5d mark 3, kodak elite color 200, kuala lumpur, malaysia, street

Kuala Lumpur backyard views

City of contrasts. Transition from traditional to modern. Extensive walking reveals interesting vis-á-vis.
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2015 Mar21
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Event, Traditional, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: curtea de arges, leica x1, pig, porc, romania, slaughter

“Pomana porcului” at Curtea de Arges, Romania

Slaughtering the pig and eating from its raw skin is one of my weaker skills, but very popular in Romania. They call it "Going to the sorici [shau|ridge]".
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2015 Mar20
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Dine-outs and nightcaps, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: bucharest, citronelle, dinner, fish, romania, tatar, tuna

Stylish seafood lunch at “Citronelle”, Bucharest

Good idea to consider "Citronelle" the venue for your next business dinner in Bucharest.
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2015 Jan31
by Uwe-Jens Karl in CIY - Cook it yourself, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: belyashi, pancake, russian, tatar

Tatar traditional “Belyashi”

Oil-fried, minced meat-filled Belyashi are a Tatar tradition in the Russian home-made cuisine.
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2014 Oct24
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: hermannstadt, hotel, ramada, romania, sibiu

Unwanted room burglary at Ramada Hotel, Sibiu (Hermannstadt)

We have all been in this situation: You can't get open your hotel room because the key card is demagnetized.
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2014 Aug10
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Nature, People, Spices in the viewfinder, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: asia, bali, clove, indonesia, kodak kodachrome™ 64, leica x1, spice

Shiva, cloves and sea view diners on Bali

Impressively good infrastructure, intact roads and optical fiber cables for broadband internet on our way to the cloves farmers in the northern part of Bali.
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2014 Jul22
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Dine-outs and nightcaps, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: asia, clarke quay, iphone, kodak elite color 200, leica x1, night walk, singapore

Night walk at Clarke Quay, Singapore

Compared to other nightlife hotspots I've been to (i.e. Germany), Clarke Quay is sort of a mix of ...
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2010 Aug01
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Spices in the viewfinder, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: bourbon, canon ef 24-70mm f/2.8 l usm, canon eos 1ds mark 3, fuji superia x-tra 400, mauritius, spice, vanilla

Bourbon vanilla farming on Mauritius

Learn about Bourbon growing and sugar cane processing: The St. Aubin vanilla plantation and rum distillery in the southern part of Mauritius.
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2007 May10
by Uwe-Jens Karl in Landmarks and architecture, People, Street, Traditional, Worldwide insights 0 comments tags: bodyguard, cairo, camel, canon eos 350d, Egypt, gun, police, pyramid, sight, weapon

A day in Cairo’s better times’ lapsing decade

Nothing could better illustrate Egypt's social contrasts than this one-day breakout from Sharm-el-Sheikh to Cairo.
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