SED Artist

  • It was always going to be about the food

    On travelling with a purposeful appetite Here it is, after four months of travelling, the last week of the trip. It’s a funny feeling, making you reminisce on a trip which isn’t even over yet, and it feels like it all went by so quickly. There were times though, when it felt like it would…

  • Below the surface

    I’ve been snorkelling before, but nothing like this. I don’t think I’ve ever been somewhere with such casual remarkable beauty. Although the mountains remain my favourite view, there is nothing ‘casual’ about their striking appearance. The corals and fish in this underwater world however, are ‘casual’ because you don’t know of them until you are…

  • Far From Friends

    There are many different types of ‘loved ones’ as one defines takes part in our lives. Typically, based off my own understanding of this, I would say they generally remain within the departments of friends, family, partners and pets. The weight of one is not dependent on the vother, simply each one has its own…

  • Creativity on Wheels

    Proof-less productivity If your aim is to be an artist, and is based mainly off the production of your creations, then leaving your space behind and going travelling is not the easiest shift to make. You rely so much on the ability to shift, change and be spontaneous in a space where all of those…

  • The Artist drowns in a paddling pool…

    People may think that art has become endangered due to the significant changes in social and political climate, especially with regards to the vaste expansion in the use of AI in our daily lives. I however, strongly disagree, and if I dare to, suggest that in fact, it may be having the reverse effect. Although…

  • Man tells Woman

    Picture this. It’s 11 am, on one of the hottest days in Cambodia so far. I am sitting in a minivan ready for a 9 hour journey over the border and into Thailand. Liv and I thought we’d struck gold and landed ourselves our very own private ride. Of course not. One by one it…

  • Halfway Home

    I think that there is a halfway point to your travels which isn’t just on your calendar. Your time away is a balance, and it shifts once you get to the middle. I think there are multiple demonstrations of this, some of which I came to notice only in the last week. Firstly, it seems…

  • Happy Hungry Hiking

    Cloud Hunting Annoyingly, I write about hiking as I am lying vertical in a hostel in Ho Chi Minh struggling with food poisoning or a stomach bug. I had big plans for food today so can’t say I’m all that pleased, although I can’t help but enjoy the bed arrest. Early start to get another…

  • To Deceive and To Believe

    BEYOND THE FRAME Sometimes I worry that there is no truth in photography. On the contrary, the role of photography is that of deception. To deceive one’s public, isn’t that what it means to be a successful photographer? The public continues to believe the reality portrayed in the images they see, contrary to what they…

  • Transcending language

    I have just finished volunteering with disabled and disadvantaged persons in Danang with Volunteer Vietnam, and I have learnt so much ! One of the things that captivated me from the get go though is how difficult it can be to communicate with the people in care when in a different country. A huge part…

  • Favourite pictures so far

    I was planning on posting my blog on transcending language today but I am not finding it as easy as I had hoped. I still have another week of volunteering ahead of me so I’ve decided to post it next week instead, that way I’ll maybe have a little more insight and will have developed…

  • Nothing to do with South East Asia and everything to do with Film Reviews

    Hi ! I am currently in Vietnam, it’s only been a few days, but the process to get here was a long one. Liv and I got a 26 hour long bus from Vientiane, Laos’ capital, to Hanoi. In my few days of being here, I haven’t come up with anything negative to say about…

  • Monks and Women. On progression in the face of modernity in south east Asia.

    Upon arrival into south east Asia, one seemingly enters a spiritual sanctuary of the Buddhist religion, where monks become the just another instance of people you see walking around the streets and melting into their environment as naturally as any other. In Bath, whilst I was at uni, I did come across groups of monks…

  • Travelling with purpose and a large appetite.

    Hi! I am currently travelling South East Asia and I am determined to prove to myself and to my parents that this 4 month trip isn’t simply about ‘bumming around’. I’ve always wanted to start a blog discussing foods, people and experiences, but it’s just never been the right time, so here I am, with…