Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Taking a moment to stop just outside of Sultanahmet, sweat poured down my forehead as I gingerly placed my long sleeve shirt on the ground while reaching into my backpack to grab a bottle of water. Moments later when I looked down at my feet, a ginger coated cat was rolling around on top of…

Having just settled into our apartment in Berlin little did I know one of the most hip flea market events took place just a stone throw away from our living quarters. The flea market in Mauerpark, (known locally as Flohmarkt am Mauerpark) is a hipster hangout hot spot every Sunday afternoon. Initially, I thought a…

Our gregarious guide Mohammad pointed to the intricate carvings on the wall, “It’s a urinal. I need two volunteers.” Naturally, we were picked to do something this humiliating. Facing towards the ‘urinals’ we were suddenly spun around by his hands. My hand touched Audrey’s fingers and at that particular moment I finally clued in to…

Feeling well rested after going to bed several hours earlier than normal, we felt a jolt of adrenaline about exploring the historic areas of Macau located on another island from the hotel we were staying at. Fortunately, our hotel offered ‘free’ transfer service from Cotai to the Macau Peninsula. We literally went from an island…

Have you ever dreamed of visiting a Thai floating market? An elderly Thai lady wearing a conical hat dips her paddle into the water as I fire off an exposure of a vendor arranging an assortment of fruit at her individual stall. As a passenger on this small vessel making its way down a canal,…

Sometimes I’ve been guilty of falling in love with a product and/or service to the point where it blinds me from trying something else. When it comes to flying around select destinations in Asia, I’ve been a huge fan of Air Asia for years. Almost exclusively I’ve flown with Air Asia – on both long…

With sweaty palms and more than hint of trepidation I boarded a tiny vessel equipped with nothing more than an oar, a Bangladeshi man sporting a toothy grin and a tiny wooden plank for a seat. Within moments we began our journey down the most functionally chaotic river port I had ever witnessed with my…

Prior to landing in India, I had started to get a little road weary and ‘templed out’ revisiting a lot of familiar areas in SE Asia. India provided the kind of stimulation – and more importantly the challenge – that I had been subconsciously craving without ever knowing it at the time. Some of these…

When I first visited the Temples of Angkor back I was totally fixated on Angkor Wat. Little did I know at the time just how impressive the Temples of Angkor are in their entirety. One of the temples that caught my attention immediately was the well-known and richly decorated Prasat Bayon. With its plethora of…

For many travellers the process of getting from point A to B is cumbersome. Maybe I have a few too many loose screws, but for me personally, it’s one of the true joys of travel. I absolutely love being on the road and the physical act of moving from place to place is something I…