Walking the lighthouse in Santo Domingo
A monument to christianity and the glorious life - or to colonialism and death? The choice is yours.
Three things that makes me happy ....
... with Desulme Junior, street artist, Port-au-Prince.
I meet Desulme Junior just by chance in the area Boutilier, high up in the hills above the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Desulme is one of several local painters, selling their work to the (mostly) development assistance workers that have flooded Haiti after the devastating earthquake in January 2010.
From Transylvania with a smile
The castle of Bran in Transylvania is the home of Dracula, so we are made to believe at least. So what would make a souvenir salesman happy? Well, a big smile from Transylvania might help.
What makes a movie director happy?
First came Hollywood, then it was Bollywood. Now it's time for Nollywood. It's vibrant, charming and extremely dynamic. And where else would you be able to make a movie with a total budget of aproximately 6 500 USD and still be able to hire one of the best known-male actors in the country?
But beeing director is not always easy, especially not when taking the Lagos traffic into account.
In the garden of Prince Yemisi Shyllon
If you are to become addicted, maybe art is the best thing to become addicted to. Ask Prince Yemisi Shyllon. His collection of art is the biggest in Nigeria and probably the whole of Africa. In his garden, life-sizes bronze statues fights for space with peakocks and other household birds. The prince just laught. At least when the cleaning of the birds is done (Prince Yemisi Shyllon tapping the head of the statue). And happiness? His life is full of it!
Read about his foundation at http://www.oyasaf.org/#
More to come as soon as editing is ready!
