11/21 Destination: Antarctica

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”

~ George Washington

“Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.”

~Lawrence Durrell

12/1 Art: Third Eye

12/5 Art: Artist cultivates magical worlds with miniature bonsai trees

The spiritual and cultural significance of growing miniature bonsai trees derives from a thousand-year-old horticultural tradition in Japan, representing a careful, contemplative and Zen-influenced relationship between humans and nature. Taking up this time-honoured practice of cultivating trees, Japanese artist-architect Takanori Aiba gives his bonsai an unusual twist by adding on miniature, realistic structures like bridges, stairs and intricately detailed […]