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Istanbul Without Rhetoric: What to See, Where to Go, What to Eat, and How to Visit While Avoiding Crowds, Mistakes, and Mass Tourism Itineraries

Dolmabahçe Palace (Istanbul): A Sumptuous Royal Residence or the Materialization of Ottoman Decline?

Street Art and Murals in Kadıköy, Istanbul

Explore the Istanbul Archaeological Museum: history, collections, Sidon sarcophagi, and Greek-Roman sculptures explained through an analytical visitor’s review. Is it worth the visit?

The Ultimate Guide to New York: History, Architecture, Jazz, Bridges, Bookstores, Contradictions, and Dim Sum.

The Mosques of Istanbul: Their History, Their Function, and Their Role in the City

Are you planning a trip to Tanzania? Read my introductory guide to the spectacular lands of East Africa: safaris, wildlife photography, and scuba diving.

Scuba Diving Travel Guide: How to Choose your Next Diving Destination and Why it's not how you think

The Wadi Rum desert in Jordan: a majestic, superlative natural spectacle, and a highly efficient commercial machine for mass tourism.

Think the Sistine Chapel is just another overcrowded bucket list stop? Think again. Inside the scaffolding, chemistry, humidity, and calcium lactate are quietly threatening Michelangelo’s Last Judgment—and the new restoration proves that conservation is a high-stakes balancing act between mass tourism and masterpiece survival.

Rome, the Church of Sant’Ignazio, the wonders of Andrea Pozzo, and the aberrations of the selfie zombies

The Bruges Madonna: a magnificent early work by Michelangelo preserved in Flanders

Monreale Cathedral: a Medieval Treasure of Norman Architecture and Byzantine Mosaics

Diving in the Maldives: do I really need to say anything else?

The Temple of Abu Simbel — because, evidently, the pyramids were not enough for the ancient Egyptians.

The Hagia Sophia Basilica in Istanbul: history, architecture, and visiting experience

The Basilica Cistern of Istanbul, the ancient vestiges of subterranean Constantinople: history, structure, and visitor experience

Visiting the Murano glassworks in Venice: is it worth it?

Tips for visiting the Herculaneum excavations. Everything you need to know: the city’s history, the eruption, the main sites, and logistics.

The definitive guide to the Pompeii excavations. Non plus ultra ibis.