Museum of Yugoslavia, Belgrade. August 2019. I hadn’t been aware of it before my visit to the Serbian capital. But actually my general knowledge of modern history and its key world leaders had a large Yugoslavia shaped hole in it. Churchill? Sure, I have a solid overview. Stalin? Yup, I could certainly give you a […]
Read MoreAn Afternoon Exploring Zemun, Belgrade. August 2019. It was yet another sweltering sunny day in Belgrade as Sladja and I rumbled through the city in a bus destined for the neighbourhood of Zemun. For the first time we were leaving downtown behind for a change of scenery and pace. Nestled on and around the right […]
Read MoreNikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade. August 2019. I like to think of myself as a broadly positive traveller. The sort who looks, instinctively, for what a place offers rather than what it lacks. That doesn’t mean ignoring the negatives—just meeting them with a degree of balance, a willingness to understand before judging. But every now and […]
Read MoreExploring Belgrade Fortress, Serbia. August 2019. When I look back on my first visit to the Serbian capital, it doesn’t get any more nostalgic than Belgrade Fortress. This is one of the country’s most iconic and historic sites. A majestic beast of a cultural monument with a killer location perched above the confluence of the […]
Read MoreSt Mark’s Church, Belgrade. August 2019. Sladja and I had had a fantastic few hours exploring the sights of Tasmajdan Park. Now, at last, it was time to head inside its most dominant landmark, St Mark’s Church. This handsome Serbo-Byzantine structure opened in 1940 upon the designs of the Krstić brothers, two of Serbia’s most acclaimed […]
Read MoreTasmajdan Park, Belgrade. August 2019. I’ll never forget my first summer in Belgrade. It was the early days of my relationship with Sladja and there was a palpable sense of excitement and expectancy between us. In fact, I had come to the Serbian capital so that… at long last… we could finally hang out. An […]
Read MoreA Stag Weekend in Cologne. September 2008. Cover photo courtesy of Neuweiser. In late 2008 I was 30 years old and just a few weeks away from getting married. It was an exciting period in which S and I were incredibly busy with the million and one details that needed attending to. And, of course, […]
Read MoreTravel Report: Once Upon a Time in Berlin. April 2013. Once upon a time I managed to clear my work schedule for a week of downtime in the German capital. I was living in Amsterdam back then, so it was just a breezy 1 hour 20 minute flight from city to city. I’d been planning a […]
Read MoreA Long Ago Weekend in Paris. September 2006. I have read countless travel blogs about Paris over the years. Moreover, I enjoyed Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris and love Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s perfect, Paris-set romantic comedy Amelie. (I once interviewed Jeunet, but that’s another story). Usually, whenever I get these little tastes of the French capital, […]
Read MoreChasing Teenage Ghosts in Chesham. August 2019. The leafy English market town of Chesham in Buckinghamshire isn’t an exciting place. In fact, one might say it has very little to entice the passing traveler. While nobody could describe Chesham as the pulsating heart of England, it does occupy a special place in my heart. Because, ladies and […]
Read MoreAn Emotional Return to Old Amersham. August 2019. I’ve always been just a little envious of people who’ve had the same family house all their lives. That sense of safety and stability I’m guessing you get whenever you return home. Especially in a small town or village, where the changes over the decades are somewhat […]
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