Summer 2026 in Amsterdam gave heatwaves, cloudy days, 200,000+ lightning discharges, World Cup flags , boat trips, WorldPride - and I heard ...

Canada is not the first place that comes to mind as a home of fast food, like burgers and pizza - poutine and Tim Hortons notwithstanding. H...

My favourite thing about the World Cup is seeing flags from countries around the world where I live. In 2014, I took photos of World Cup fla...

A few months ago, I visited beautiful Basel in Switzerland to see an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel. The First Homosexuals has a provo...

  On a recent visit to Manchester, here is what I heard. He's got no money, but going to t'South of France on holiday? He really tho...

I recently visited Vienna - my fifth time there. As it was Eurovision Song Contest season, I kept my ears open and overheard the following....

Changing trains recently at Šiauliai in Lithuania, I noticed something that I don't think I've seen a lot before. On the platform, t...

I recently visited beautiful Basel. On a beautifully sunny evening, people were by the Rhine reading, eating, drinking, playing sport - and ...

Rob Walker's The Art of Noticing is one of my favourite newsletters. It encourages us to look intently, ask questions, and observe the ...

By my third day on a recent trip to Warsaw, I had walked something like 40km. I was tired! So, on a sunny Saturday, I bought myself an unlim...

This year, Eurovision turns 70. So to mark this anniversary, I've made an update to my flags of Eurovision winners design. I original...

While walking around Krakow for a few days, I heard the following snippets of chat. Old Town Market Square in Kraków, Krzysztof Zgłobicki, W...

I recently spent a few days in Kraków. As I walked around the city, admiring the sights, I noticed many links to different parts of Europe. ...