STORIES & GUIDES
Blog: Where the photos get their stories.
The places I've travelled, the stories behind my photos, and the curious corners of the map that kept me reading long after I got home.
The Sovereign Order Hidden in Plain Sight
Behind a small green door on Rome’s Aventine Hill lies one of Europe’s strangest political anomalies: a sovereign order with no country, no territory, and nearly a thousand years of history.
The Full Continent
A long-term journey across every country in Europe, capturing the overlooked details and unexpected moments that define the continent beyond the obvious.
Starline: What If One Train Connected All of Europe?
Europe’s full of bold ideas. Every now and then, though, one appears that makes you stop and think… what if? That was my reaction when I first came across Starline.
Lost in Liechtenstein (Briefly, It's Very Small)
Liechtenstein might be tiny, but in one day I managed to check out castles, cheesy dumplings, a football match, and a surprise beer festival. Proof that even Europe’s smallest countries come with big surprises.
Büsingen am Hochrhein: The German Village Trapped in Switzerland
While travelling, especially around Europe, I often come across border oddities shaped by old treaties, land swaps or wars. Büsingen am Hochrhein is one of them.
Užupis Republic: The Neighbourhood That Declared Independence
Travel enough and you get used to the weird and wonderful but the Republic of Užupis is so bizarre it reshaped how I see borders, rules, and reality.