The Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum in Minsk
A large dose of Combat and Propaganda Art in one of Minsk’s most impressive museums I’m not really into conventional paintings – stick a Turner or Van Gogh in front of me and you won’t get much...
View ArticleIn photographs … Magnificent Ladakh
Images of Ladakh, one of India’s most photogenic regions Isolated from the rest of the country for much of the year, the northern mountainous region of Ladakh is one of India’s most visually stunning...
View ArticleThe Retro Museum in Varna | Bulgaria
Our Impressions of the groovy Retro museum in Bulgaria’s most cosmopolitan Black Sea city Before you read on, listen to the following bit of music on Youtube. It’s only eighteen seconds long but, I...
View ArticleThe Magnificent Seven – Part I – Kensal Green Cemetery | London
A Photo Essay from one of London’s Historical Graveyards Apparently, if you like visiting graveyards, and we do, then you are known as a ‘tombstone tourist’. I like the expression and personally, I...
View ArticleAn A to Z of Ukraine
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View ArticleThe Air Force Command Building in Belgrade, Serbia
The 1999 NATO bombing of the Serbian capital is well documented. It’s hard to miss the bombed-out shell of the former Yugoslav Ministry of Defence building on Nemanjina Street in the heart of the city...
View ArticleSlavutych: A Walking Tour in Photos | Ukraine
A photographic journey through Ukraine’s ‘21st-century city’. What is Slavutych? Slavutych is a purpose-built city in the north of Ukraine, that was created to house civilians evacuated from the...
View ArticleAlternative Kiev: The Expocenter of Ukraine
Off the Beaten Track Kiev Historically, I can’t provide you with too many facts about the Expo Centre in Kiev. I know its correct name is the National Complex Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), that it was...
View ArticleAlternative Kiev: the State Aviation Museum
Exploring off the beaten track Kiev: A trip to the Aeroplane Museum Even if you’re not into aircraft and all other things aeronautical, the State Aviation Museum is a brilliant place to spend a couple...
View ArticleIn Photos: The Roman City of Leptis Magna in Libya
Every now and then I look through some of our old photos and consider if I can do anything with them in order to make them presentable and worthy of a post on our blog. I have visited Libya twice, both...
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