Cuba’s Revolutionary Trail: From Che Guevara to the Missile Crisis
Exploring the story of Cuba... as told by its battlefields, monuments & museums.
Dark Tourism
Beneath the Velvet: Examining the Scars of Communism in Prague
The physical legacy of the Czechoslovak Communist Party.
The Hill of Crosses: A Monument to Lithuanian Defiance
A unique pilgrimage site, which survived centuries of oppression under Imperial and Soviet rule.
Encountering Haitian Vodou: Le Grand Cimetière of Port-au-Prince
I went looking for Haitian vodou… but amongst the rituals and refugees of the Grand Cemetery, I fo
A Moldavian Massacre: Exploring The Ruins of The Chisinau Ghetto
From the former ghetto to an abandoned synagogue at the heart of Europe’s largest Jewish cemetery.
Dark Tourism in Turkey: Visiting The Tombs of Istanbul
What Turkish cemeteries tell us about Florence Nightingale, Freemasonry and the Ottoman Caliphate.
Bone Churches of Bohemia: The Sedlec Ossuary at Kutná Hora
A 15th century Czech chapel decorated with more than 40,000 human skeletons.
What it’s Like to Spend 32 Hours in The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Ghost towns, radiation & the ethics of ruin lust.
Cemetery of the Greatest Sage: Searching for the Tomb of Confucius
A visit to the Confucius Temple and the Cemetery of the Greatest Sage in Qufu, China.
Meanwhile, in Pristina: The Kosovo Elections
An inside look at the 2013 Kosovo Elections - and why you should choose Pristina as your next holida