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Nicky 2020-02-02 2023-04-17 Through Glass

Come for the view, stay for the dead

In this blog post, the author shares their fascination with cemeteries and their experience visiting Cemitério dos Prazeres, also known as the Cemetery of Pleasures, in Lisbon. The post includes personal reflections on the cultural and historical significance of burial practices, as well as stunning photographs of the cemetery’s monuments, mausoleums, and crypts. The author describes the peaceful and contemplative atmosphere of the cemetery, where visitors can explore and reflect on the lives and legacies of those who have passed on. This blog post would be a great addition to a travel or art blog, and could be titled “Exploring the Cemetery of Pleasures in Lisbon: A Journey Through History and Culture.”

Nicky 2019-12-31 2021-06-29 Common Adventure / Through Glass

Happy new decade

Everybody takes stock around this time of year. Even more so since a decade ends. I know it is just numbers, but I do think it is good to take a moment and look back at what has happened, where you come from, how that made you feel and crystalize …

Nicky 2019-12-10 2021-07-09 Common Adventure

Another year past

No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. – Terry Pratchett I always wonder how many people have been touched by me. How many ripples I leave behind when it is finally my time to go. I am not a noble prize winner, …

Nicky 2019-12-07 2021-07-09 Through Glass

Dancing in the streets

As a photographer – but also in every other creative profession – you have to take jobs to earn money. Sometimes you are lucky and you can take on a model call or go to a place that you would like to photograph for the artistic merit of the project. …

Nicky 2019-08-16 2021-06-29 Common Adventure

Stuff is not the issue

We got burgled. First, it looked like it might have been someone we trusted with our key, but after the locksmith talked to us, we are aware that anyone could have picked the lock. I am, time and time again, wavering what would be better; that we trusted the wrong …

Nicky 2018-08-24 2021-06-29 Common Adventure / Fernweh

The side effects of moving

I have been living in 4 different countries during the past 5 years and it has been an amazing and rewarding adventure, that taught me more about the world and myself than any school, documentary or self-help book ever could. And I am sure, everyone who ever tried this will …

Nicky 2017-05-28 2021-06-29 Common Adventure

Multifaceted or easily distracted?

That’s the question I sometimes ask myself. And of course, that goes hand in hand with the question of what is my passion. Considering that you should follow your passion, it is quite an important question too. As many people before me and doubtlessly will have come after me, I had and …

Nicky 2017-05-07 2021-06-29 Common Adventure

Hermit Crab

lament, weep, bewail, bemoan; suffer.Grieve, mourn imply showing sufferingcaused by sorrow. Grieve is the strongerword, implying deepmental sufferingoften endured alone and in silencebut revealed by one’saspect: to grieveover the loss(or death) of a friend.Mourn usually refersto manifestingsorrow outwardly, either with or withoutsincerity: to mourn From Thesaurus.com about grieving I have trouble with that. Partially because people think I should go out and be around people. I try and follow their advice, but I just …

Nicky 2017-04-17 2021-06-29 Common Adventure

Thief in the night….

Death’s a funny thing. I used to think it was a big, sudden thing, like a huge owl that would swoop down out of the night and carry you off. I don’t anymore. I think it’s a slow thing. Like a thief who comes to your house day after day, …