Bit of a milestone.
Keep in mind this is on a 175cc Kymco scooter.
Y Lee
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Expat. Books, coffee, movies, fountain pens, straight razors, rum, beer, bread, chocolate, Heritage style.
Taiwan Maps and DatavizSummer is slowly returning to Taiwan.
This map is a small reminder of what that actually feels like.
And if you think it’s already hot, summer hasn’t even properly started yet.
#Taiwan #SummerWeather #HeatAndHumidity #TravelAsia #weatherfacts
SMEG, the newish owners of La Pavoni, want to force workers to relocate or else be laid off. Please contact SMEG ( smeg @ smeg dot it ) and ask them to reconsider. (Letter available in the ALT text of pic 3)
Thank you!
Cynicism is cheap–you can buy it at any Monoprix store–it's built into all poor-quality goods.
- Graham Greene, The Comedians
I became aware of Redzepi over a decade ago with his connections to specialty coffee through Tim Wendelboe & James Hoffmann. I had no knowledge of his horrible actions, but took a disliking to him based on how he projected himself & his restaurant.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/11/noma-chef-resigns-rene-redzepi
#Coffee #Noma
The Sparrow and the Peacock, one of the best thrillers in modern times, is set to have a film adaptation.
(Yes, I have the author's permission to switch the title around like that. 😁)
#Books #Movies #ISBerry #ThePeacockAndTheSparrow #TheSparrowAndThePeacock
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/peacock-and-the-sparrow-spy-thriller-film-1236682613/
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present what is arguably one of the greatest fountain-pen friendly papers and best notebooks in the world:
Life Noble!
And, of course, it's Japanese. What else did you expect?
