Art
Visiting the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence: Beyond Michelangelo’s David
To most visitors the Accademia is the David museum, and they devote ninety percent of their time to a single statue. That...
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LUNA by Faro: specialty coffee, breakfast and brunch in Rome, between Piazza Barberini and the stratosphere
Breakfast at LUNA by Faro in Rome: outstanding specialty coffee, excellent croissants and brunch, wrapped in a cosmic manifesto of conscious dining.
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Michelangelo’s Prigioni at the Galleria dell’Accademia: The Unfinished Slaves of an Impossible Tomb
Ninety-five per cent of visitors accelerate past the four half-carved giants to photograph the David, treating them as the appetiser before the...
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The Valley of the Kings (Egypt): The Secret City of the Dead
Sixty-three tombs cut into the Theban rock. Seti I, Tutankhamun, the broken sarcophagus of Ramesses. The Valley of the Kings, reviewed without...
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Saqqara: Where the Pyramid Was Born
Saqqara: where Egypt's pyramid story begins. Step Pyramid, tomb of Maya, Red Pyramid at Dahshur. History, visit tips, and blessed silence.
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The Best Time to Visit Tanzania: Seasons, Climate, and the Rhythm of the Savanna
What is the best season for a safari in Tanzania? And when is the best time to see the Great Migration in...
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Serengeti National Park Guide (Tanzania): Ecosystem, Wildlife and Ecology of East Africa
Required time: I suggest a minimum of 3, better 4 days (read further) Serengeti National Park, in Tanzania, is one of the...
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The Temple of Hatshepsut: Power, Stone, and a Massacre
The Temple of Hatshepsut rises in three colonnaded terraces against the Theban cliffs, a monument to Egypt's most powerful female pharaoh and...
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The Temple of Karnak: The City the Gods Built
Karnak is not one temple but an entire city built by the gods: explore 2,000 years of pharaonic ambition across the largest...
Art
The David by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Borghese Gallery, Rome): the moment before, frozen in marble
Stand before Bernini's David at the Borghese Gallery and see how a 23-year-old redefined sculpture, capturing the split second before the stone...
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Saint Savior in Chora, the best mosaics in Istanbul
Step inside Saint Savior in Chora, Istanbul's hidden Byzantine gem, and explore the most breathtaking medieval mosaics you've likely never heard of.
Food
Where (Not) to Eat in Rome: Checco er Carettiere
Is Checco er Carettiere worth visiting? See the Trastevere legend where Leone, De Niro and García Márquez dined, and decide if it...