Iron Fountain Gyumri: Armenia’s Extraordinary Soviet UFO
Locals call it the “UFO,” and one look tells you why. A tiered, rust-coloured canopy of…
Visit the Chronicles of Georgia in Tbilisi (And Why It Beats Stonehenge)
The Chronicles of Georgia is one of the more extraordinary things I have seen in Europe,…
Les Machines de l’Île Nantes: Elephant, Carousel and the Steampunk Gallery
In a former shipyard on the Île de Nantes, a 12-metre mechanical elephant roams the streets,…
Toulouse Machine Museum: Your Guide to the Giant Mechanical Minotaur and Halle de la Machine
Halle de La Machine is part museum, part theatre, and part playground for giant mechanical creatures….
The kind of European places I want to keep writing about
As 2025 draws to a close, I’m sharing some European destinations I’ve visited over the last…
Millennium Cross Skopje: Visit Mount Vodno by Bus
Mount Vodno and its Millennium Cross form one of the most striking backdrops of any European…
