Explore Europa

Travel writing from Europe and the Mediterranean

The westernmost peninsula of Eurasia was named after a Phoenician princess who was abducted by Zeus and taken to the island of Crete. The name 'Europa' eventually came to mean the lands north of the islands of the Meditteranean.

Follow me as I travel through the continent of Europe; exploring its future, its past, its natural areas, its environmental challenges and most of all, its enchanting cuisines and cultures.

Liquid Architecture
in the Venetian Adriatic

In Venice, Istrian Croatia and Slovenia, I imagine the challenge of building cities as elegant as those of the Venetian Empire in tomorrow's world.
Ancient Improvisation
in Paros

On the Greek Island of Paros, I explore whether a musical improvisation master could have built up a following in the ancient Mediterranean.
Puffin Rally to the
Látrabjarg Cliffs

On a road trip to Iceland's remote Westfjords, I explore the decline of the iconic Atlantic Puffin.
The Sea Cats of
Cap de Creus

In a road trip to Spain's Mediterranean coast, I ponder the value of itinerary-free travel.
The Bright Road
to Zingaro

Exploring Sicily's Tyrhennian Sea coast, with notes on the effect of climate and migration.
Madrid to
Cuenca

Midnight tapas in Madrid, the plains of La Mancha and ancient alleys in Cuenca.
Faded Majesty of
Lisbon's Alfama

The Alfama district of Lisbon hints at the global influence of colonial Portugal.
Pomerania and a Pomeranian Feast

Celebrating a family feast in the strange, modern setting of Pomerania, land of my ancestors.
Andalucia and the
Mission in the Sun

Exploring small towns of Iberia, where some of Europe's most fabled cheeses were born.
Bavaria and the
Constellation Gallia

Exploring the Bavarian and Swiss alps in search of the region's famous handmade cheeses.
Hamburg
Sketch Journal

Sketches, illustrations and notes on improvisation and worldbuilding in the Germany's second largest city.
Paris
Sketch Journal

Notes, drawings, sketches and illustrations in different mediums from Paris.
Sketches
from Sicily

Drawings, notes and Moleskine journal sketches from my travels on the island of Sicily.
Ernest and the
Barbary Apes of Gibraltar

Notes on Gibraltar and its famous macaques, plus an interview with one of their protectors.
Barcelona
Sketch Journal

Drawings, sketches, Moleskine journal notes and illustrations from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.