a photo journal
15 January 2024
It's here that you'll find Europe's most compelling archaeological site - the ruins of Pompeii. Sprawling and haunting, the site is a stark reminder of the destructive forces that lie deep inside Vesuvius.
14 January 2024
Naples is raw, high-octane energy, a place of soul-stirring art and panoramas, spontaneous conversations and unexpected, inimitable elegance.
13 January 2024
You can’t go far in Naples without seeing something of Diego Armando Maradona. From a ten-storey mural to a sticker on the back of a road sign, ‘D10S’ (God) is everywhere.
07 January 2024
By terms of history, Arsenal are by far the "Kings of London." No team in the UK's capital has achieved as many domestic titles or overall trophies as the North Londoners.
24 September 2023
The name "Pinzgau" is derived from the Celtic tribe of the Ambisonten (cf. Moosleitner). The counties of Ober, Mittel and Unterpinzgau in Austria were first mentioned in 923.
22 July 2023
Gran Sasso is the highest mountain in the Apennines. Corno Grande reaches 2.912 meters and many others are over 2.500 meters in height.
17 July 2023
Bolzano, the provincial capital of South Tyrol, is anything but provincial. Once a stop on the coach route between Italy and the flourishing Austro-Hungarian Empire, this small city is worldly and engaged, a long-time conduit between cultures that has more recently become home to Europe's first trilingual university.
16 July 2023
Western outpost of the fossil archipelago of the Dolomites, spaced from the rest of the geological sisters of over 30 km as the crow flies, the Brenta group is wild and majestic.
19 April 2023
Golden Age canals lined by tilting gabled buildings are the backdrop for Amsterdam's treasure-packed museums, vintage-filled shops and hyper-creative drinking, dining and design scenes.
11 March 2023
The historic capital of Catalonia is packed with galleries, museums, attractions and thriving restaurants.