During my travels aboard RATP trains (Métro/RER) in Paris recently, I spotted the quaint notice below aboard a few of the trains. Somehow, I have a feeling that the poetry (and meaning) may be lost on the target audience… (And yes, the walls of the 1970s-designed MI 79 rolling stock are actually orange.) Amour fou [...]
Archive for the 'Travels' Category
Terrorists often wear suits
31Dec10Melbourne is well known internationally for its street art. Many of the works have a political message – I found the work below in Hosier Lane during a recent visit. (More of my Melbourne photos on my Flickr photostream).
My colonial medical elective
18Dec10Now that I’ve finally completed the Sydney Medical Program, it’s about time that I finally post some long-overdue reflections on my elective terms in London and Hong Kong at the start of the year. The Royal London Hospital (Barts and The London, QMUL) My first elective term was spent at The Royal London Hospital under [...]
London: First City of the Empire
27Sep10London: capital of the United Kingdom and once the heart of the greatest empire the world has seen. I think English literary figure Dr Samuel Johnson said it best when he declared that, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life…” These are a few thoughts from my time living in [...]
Photo Monopoly
19Jul10Whilst I was in London (Dec 2009 – Jan 2010) I met-up with my friend (and fellow Sydney Medical School student) Owen, who’d dropped by en route to his elective attachment in Tel Aviv. Over a drink in a Hammersmith pub, we made a bet about whether I’d be able to take a photo at [...]
Caerdydd
20May10My first “international” trip within Europe was to Cardiff (Caerdydd), capital city of Wales (Cymru). Although part of the United Kingdom, Wales retains a distinctive cultural identity (see Ali G’s take on Wales)… and it’s only a 2 hours away from London by train! And so it was that I found myself aboard a First [...]
