Posts in category ”Travel destinations”
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Returning to Riga
What better way to enjoy the autumn days of September than to make a tour across the Baltic states. First stop is Riga and it feels good to be back, a decade later.
The legacy of Bulgaria
There’s something about Bulgaria that doesn’t give a damn what you think. Tucked away in the southeastern folds of Europe, it’s the kind of place that’s been stomped on, fought over and forgotten more times than anyone can count. But it endures. Scrappy, proud, and wonderfully weird.
Tales of Kosovo
There are places the guidebooks skip. Places too complicated, too scarred, too damn real for neat little top-ten lists or instagram filters. Kosovo is one of those places.
Finding tranquility in Ohrid
There are places that demand your attention with neon signs and cheap cocktails. Ohrid isn’t one of them. Compared to the busy streets of Skopje, the lakeside town of Ohrid is a haven of tranquility.
Wind of change in Macedonia
There’s a strange wind that blows through the Balkans. Not the kind that rustles leaves and cools your neck in the heat. This one carries the weight of empires, the smoke of old battles and the stubborn dreams of people who refuse to vanish.
The bunkers of Albania
Albania is a country that’s learned to live with its scars in plain sight. Scattered across the landscape like some twisted dystopian crop are a staggering amount of concrete bunkers, derelict relics of a madman’s obsession. They dot the hillsides, line the beaches and haunt the city parks.
Summer in Bohemia
On my last visit to Prague almost a decade ago, the city was chilling with patches of snow. This time the city is lush and green, while the temperature is almost tropical.
Legacy of the masters in Florence
In the movie “A Room with a View” from 1985, Helena Bonham-Carter gazes from her window at Hotel degli Orafi towards Ponte Vecchio. But I would say that this is A City with a View, since almost every corner could belong on a painting.
Impending doom of Venice
Venice has always felt like a dream. A fever dream soaked in salt water and laced with crumbling elegance. A city defying logic, with no roads and no cars, just a tight weave of alleyways clinging to the edge of oblivion. But dreams fade.
Happy New Year Luxembourg
The year is about to get wrapped up. For the occasion, I’m currently in the world’s only remaining grand duchy, Luxembourg. The capital, aptly called Luxembourg city, is built at a fascinating geographic location.