TheSupercargo’s Travel Blog
[Sticky post] Stops & Stories is my travel blog collecting posts about journeys I’ve taken, places I’ve stopped and about the stories I’ve come across
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Steve McCurry’s photographs at the Bourse
The Steve McCurry photo exihibition at the Brussels Bourse in 2017. A belated photo essay, review and meditation on the ethics of photography.
The Gothenburg disco fire – 20 years on
The Gothenburg disco fire: the worst fire in recent Swedish history took place 20 years ago on the 29th October 1998: 63 died, over 200 were injured.
Cook and Book – books and breakfast in Brussels
Cook and Book in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert: it’s a bookshop and a restaurant, a café and jazz venue. And did I mention it’s a bookshop?
A photo catch-up in October Brussels
Back in Brussels for a photo catch-up and an attempt to round off my Brussels years, I don’t quite manage, but I do get a lot of pretty decent photos.
The 2018 Gothenburg Book Fair
A report (and some photos) from the 2018 Gothenburg Book Fair where I spent the better part of Saturday, for once as a member of the general public.
The worst journey in the world (redux)
What is the worst journey you have ever made? Recent events, public and private, have me remembering my own worst journey and the concept of a bad journey.
Ringön and a camera for street photography
Ringön held a party on Saturday – Ö-Festen på Ringö. An opportunity to try out my old Canon SX50 HS and see if I can still use it for street photography.
Utility box art in Gothenburg and Brussels
Utility box art questions: Is there a popular name for an electricity enclosure? Why do people paint them in Brussels but not Gothenburg. What are they called in French?
Taking a selfie with Gudrun Schyman
Gudrun Schyman was leafletting for Fi, all alone, at the Hjalmar transport hub on Thursday – normal political practice and true democratic behaviour.