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 […]
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