The Capital Ring

If you live in London and you don't know the Capital Ring yet, you're definitely missing out. These are photos from two weeks ago when we walked the 6th section, known for being maybe the most beautiful one, from Wimbledon Park to Richmond.

In Richmond Park we got to see some stags and everything, but the whole unlocking my phone and open the camera app dynamic was too slow to capture them, specially because the encounter was fairly brief as we were in a Fenton moment with my friend's dogs Kasper and Woody. Yes, that happens in real life.

Hope you have a lovely Sunday! x


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This post is also published in my other blog The Procrastinator (some) Times in the section: Our Weekly Procrastination.

Christmas Time

Morning on the 23rd. On my way to my cooking session in Brixton. 

This is how the typical Venezuelan 'pan de jamón' looks on the inside.

And the outside, before the oven.

The Lion, my lovely local pub on Xmas eve.

A very late session of book shopping.

Church St. sunset.

At Rita's: pizza and Chevy Chase :)

Christmas day morning fogginess, my window and my epiphany that I desperately want to

move to house-house now.

American breakfast.

El Comandante. Rita's local pub.

The sun came out, the Off-Licenses were open. Perfect day.

Our improvised tropical Xmas Tree.

Some of the lights (before the mini-fire).

Waiting for the people. Chilling. Full stop.

What's left of Rita's card (after the mini-fire).

Our lovely Christmas dinner: turkey, stuffing, pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, roasted sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and peas. Yumm!

A damson is a plum, in case someone is wondering.

My lovely brand new friends.

Christmas this year was very especial. It was my first Christmas in the UK and the preparations and celebrations lasted from the 23rd till the 26th and they were a really nice British, American, Venezuelan Colombian and Chinese mixture.

Hope next Christmas will be this fun again and Merry (belated) Xmas to you all! :)

Galipán Day 2

 

Waking up on a sunny day having that view of the Caribbean Sea it's absolutely wonderful. I could live in that place happily ever after... or until I feel the urge of using the Internet :)

Palermo & Roque

This past Wednesday I joined my friends Isabelle and Martín around the always changing Palermo streets in the first photo shoot of their lovely Roque Bags. The day was really cool, and really cold, and ended up with all of us having a nice cup of warm coffee at Isa's. I had a Ristretto, the one George Clooney should be according to the TV spot. Gotta get myself on of those machines!

The Roque collection is ready (and wonderful), and while we wait for the photos, you can like them on Facebook if you want, and if by any chance you are reading this in Zürich, you can go and visit their cozy showroom in 77 Konradstrasse :)


Have a nice Friday! x

Of Maps and Totes

 

I.

I love maps. I really, really do. My first grown-up job was in a dull office and one of the things I remember fondly was the DHL's map that I stared to everyday looking/picking a new imaginary destination for an imaginary trip. I that map I discovered some places I didn't know existed, like the Sandwich Islands.

II.

My friends V & O got married a week ago in London. Their wedding was really awesome and included a boat trip, a ninja band and a picnic. I couldn't attend but they asked me to design the wedding souvenirs and I was truly happy because it was the first time outside of school (where I used to draw the maps of that country formerly known as Venezuela) that I get to draw/imagine/create a map. They post the map on their web and printed a simplified version on canvas totes.

III.

Mr. Phill, also a friend of V & O, was the photographer at their wedding and he took the photos that you see in this post, along with some other awesome wedding pics. He also wrote on his blog a really nice story about the whole day. Have a look at his page and his blog, you'll enjoy it :)

Belle Miss / Merde

Paris, 2011.

It's Friday, and it's sunny and warm here. A really nice start to the winter. Hope you have a lot of nice plans for the weekend. On my side, tomorrow I am going to see my friend Daniela Spalla singing in Ultra Bar, it you happen to be in Buenos Aires, you should come along, she will be singing new songs from her upcoming album! If you want a quick taste, you can listen this song that is one of my favorites :)

Happy Friday everyone! x

My Friends: Pian

It's been a while since I don't post anything about my lovely friends in the blog, and I guess that the end of one of the most hectic weeks of my life could be a good moment to continue that tradition. I mean, why not?

This time I'd like to introduce you to my friend and imaginary (for now) business partner: Andreína Pian Restrepo. Photographer, artist, designer, skate enthusiast, embroiderer to be, and all-in-all a clever and wonderful girl living in Brooklyn.

The photos featured here were taken in the Argentinian Patagonia and are part of a project called: Back to Basics. If you want to see more of her photographic work (or buy it!) please pay a visit to her Page, Behance, Flickr or her Etsy... I'm sure you're going to like what you see.