Imsouane Is A Little Slice of Paradise

by Me | Jan 7, 2019 | Journal

Hey you, Let’s start of with a picture of this place to get you going. Ellis watching the surfers (there are many) And this was our guest house. We were right on top of the sea, and when it was high tide, the place was packed with surfers fighting for a wave. As...

Thank God for Climate Change

by Me | Nov 17, 2018 | Journal

We’re kidding. We’re kidding. We aren’t actually glad that climate change exists. Don’t hate us. We aren’t thrilled that the earth is warming at an alarming pace. Or, are we? No. We can’t be happy that the summers are growing longer...

Tallinn Nights, Better Days

by Me | Oct 4, 2018 | Journal

There are two guys with us here on this stand facing the beach. I say beach but don’t picture miles and miles of sand being washed over by soothing waves. It’s not like that. It’s a small strip of sand in the middle of Tallinn. But it’s nice. The two guys, they’re...

Thank Tourists for the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

by Me | Sep 23, 2018 | Journal

I wake up early here. Normally it’s because the light is better. It makes photographs come alive. Now it’s because of a different reason as well: tourists. And yes, we’re tourists here too, and yes I’m also taking pictures. But you’ve got to have been to Tallinn’s old...

Everyman’s Right To Own A Summer Home

by Me | Aug 26, 2018 | Journal

We come from a small country, me and Ellis. It’s almost comically small. Driving from one side to the other only takes a couple of hours and so every distance we have to travel for things like work, visiting family, seeing a band, seems long. Sometimes excruciatingly...

Sound of Crabs

by Me | Aug 15, 2018 | Journal

“There’s this sound it makes when it goes over the crabs. It’s different.” We laugh, loudly. She’s right though. They have this funny-looking contraption. It’s a rake, yet longer, maybe 2,5 meters and they attached a sheet of chicken wire to it. And when you pull it...