The Republic of Singapore

A few hours in Singapore

Time

In total we spent about 17 hours in Singapore (combined across the journey to and from Australia). Changi airport is genuinely large and there are really diverse ways to spend time here. One of the options is a trip into the city.

City tour

Given our fli...

20th Nov 2017

Losing Documents

New documents in half a day

I misplaced my wallet — and with it all my documents (including my debit card, health insurance card, and other cards). Or: how to sort out all your documents in three hours...

I tackled the worst one first. I started with the national ID. Luckily, you can get an...

4th Oct 2017

Over the Roof

What it's like to roll a car

At the Science Festival with ABB I got to try out a car rollover simulator. From the outside, watching others go through it looks pretty chill. The feeling from inside is a whole different story!

I sat down, buckled up, adjusted the seat, and grabbed the wheel prop...

9th Sep 2017

Electronic Tram Card

No more paper, everything on a card!

The electronic tram card was an obvious choice from the moment DPMB announced it. I wasn't sure how they'd technically secure the card data, so I asked a few questions. The security meets today's standards (PCI DSS) — no question there. In my thanks I just...

14th Aug 2017

Summer Travel Pass

or 14 days by train around the Czech Republic

It all started with an article in the ČD pro Vás magazine. Michaela Bugrisová wrote about how she travelled all regions in 14 days. Which gave me the idea to spend 14 days visiting everywhere I'd always wanted to go...

I have an InKarta, I ta...

6th Aug 2017

Portrait in Natural Light

Workshop with František Birnbaum

I attended another workshop on photography, the topic as always — portraits. It might seem like you'd learn the same things every time, but that's not the case. Each workshop gives me something new. They're small details, and those are exactly what make up th...

5th Aug 2017

Dunkirk

Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated film about the evacuation of (Allied) troops from Dunkirk to Britain in 1940 caught my at

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4th Aug 2017 - ondra

Tilak Crux

Packing for multiple days into my Manfrotto OffRoad Hiker 30L is no joke.

I started looking for lighter and more packable...

2nd Jul 2017 - ondra