In the last 12 months, I have travelled constantly and obsessively, attempting to re-capture moments from my past, and to experience new places and phenomena. During the same period, I have also restlessly shuttled between three cities that I called home – London, New York and Singapore – pursuing a Master’s Degree in World Cities and Urban Life, and trying to be a good son, brother, lover and friend.

The next few posts are a “Best of 2011,” providing a visual narrative of my wandering and homelessness last year. They are also a way for me to say “THANK YOU!” to all the new friends I made and old friends I visited last year, many of whom opened their homes to me at important stops along my journey.

The first installment…  Spring…  A contemplative meander through Amsterdam, London, New York, London, Paris, Dubai, Doha…

万树江边杏，新开一夜风。满园深浅色，照在绿波中。上苑何穷树，花间次第新。香车与丝骑，风静亦生尘。 (唐   王涯《春游》）

La Tristessa – courtyard of a friend’s home in Amsterdam

Shadows in the Vondelpark, Amsterdam

View from my student dormitory in Deptford towards Canary Wharf, London

St. Paul’s of Deptford, Southeast London

A warm Spring afternoon by the Thames, London

A Williamsburg Idyll, Brooklyn, New York

Domino Sugar Factory, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York

View from my window, Marylebone, London

Ai Wei Wei at Somerset House, London

Anish Kapoor at the Grand Palais, Paris

L’institut du monde arabe, Paris

View from my balcony at a friend’s apartment, Paris

View from the balcony of my friend’s apartment in the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

Private beachfront, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar