The Blog

Dinosaurs and deep time under Warsaw’s Palace of Culture — an honest look at the Museum of Evolution (Muzeum Ewolucji PAN), tickets, labels, and whether it earns an hour on a short Warsaw trip.

A Londoner explains why hop-on hop-off buses are usually a waste of time and money — and what to do instead.

Sofia’s compact craft crawl: bottle shops, grunge taprooms, English cask at BiraBar, and enough Balkan IPA to argue for an extra night.

Saint-Maximin’s Gothic basilica still claims Mary Magdalene’s relics — a Provençal visit to unfinished stone, crypt, and the Sainte-Baume legend.

Toulouse is la Ville Rose — an afternoon walk from Capitole square to Saint-Sernin and the Garonne, with practical France travel links.

Warsaw's Old Town was rebuilt brick by brick after wartime demolition — I walk the Barbican, beer streets, market squares and Castle Square in the film, with practical Poland travel links.

At The Marquis on Chandos Place I drink where Claude Duval was said to have taken his last free pint — Grade II timber, Brydges Place, vinyl nights, and the Covent Garden stories coach tours skip.

Berlin's East Side Gallery is a 1.3 km open-air argument in paint — walked with Fork & Walk's Tiago, from Ampelmännchen lore to the Fraternal Kiss and the panels coach tours skip.

In the sun-baked plains and dramatic limestone hills of southeastern Turkey lies one of the most extraordinary and important archaeological landscapes anywhere on Earth: the Taş Tepeler, or “Stone Hills.”

This is no ordinary hotel. It’s a place steeped in history, a prison that held Dutch resistance fighters, political prisoners, and civilians

In the heart of Europe, where history whispers from the walls of ancient buildings and the streets tell tales of centuries past, lies the city of Poznan. Among its historical tapestry, Fort VII stands as a sombre reminder of the darkness that once overshadowed the continent. My journey back to Poznan, after my initial exploration in 2022, was not just a trip; it was a pilgrimage to uncover the layers of history, to remember, and to learn. The Historical Context of Fort VII

Auschwitz, located near the Polish town of Oswiecim, consists of two main camps: Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Built by Nazi...