Frozen in time
Behold Hofburg palace in Vienna, winter residence of the famous Habsburg family. The statue in front of what is now used as the library, is of Frenchman Prince Eugene of Savoy. This general in the military had sworn loyalty to the Habsburgs. The statue is placed on the Heldenplatz, or Hero Square,…
Turku’s treasures
Turku is a city in the South-West of Finland, located by the sea and close to the Turku archipelago. In the city center you find a beautiful river which is a perfect place to chill out on a sunny day. You can walk along the riverbank, all the way to Turku castle.…
Ferry to Sardinia
One summer I was working on campsites in Europe. I love the feeling of working in holiday situations. It’s almost like you’re on a holiday yourself. When the season ended, I wasn’t finished yet. I wanted more. So I decided to stay to join the team that cleaned and packed all the tents and…
Tempting: longing for snow
It’s that time of the year again. The sun’s bright and hot and while others enjoy the beach I start thinking about winter. It’s not that I don’t like the sun, it’s just that I really want to find a cool job for this winter. It’s been a while since…
Rich as a tsar
Just outside St. Petersburg, past the industrial area, lies Pushkin where the Catherine palace is. As soon as I got off the bus people were trying to sell me things, but there was no time for that. A tour of the palace was waiting. The front of the palace had…
Riga’s tales
When I was in Riga spring and winter were competing. There were sunny days where the snow started melting and the streets were covered in a mixture of snow and big puddles of brown water. Winter didn’t give in and just added some new snow and a fresh wind that…
Photographing my way through Florence
Italy is a beautiful country to explore by train. When I found myself working in Viareggio the decision to take a train to Florence was quickly made. Via a transfer at Pisa I arrived at Firenze Centrale. I had no clue where I was going or what Florence was all…
Love is in the city
Love is in the air city. It’s in the bricks of the buildings. It’s in the cobbled Streets. It’s in the trees shedding their colored leaves.It’s in the warmth of the cafés and the friendly faces within them. To me, Bruges in autumn is a truly romantic city. It is the…
New Year’s Day Walk
A friendly man helped me and my friend to tickets to Dalkey. From Dublin it’s an easy train ride away. It was quiet on the train on this New Year’s day. In Dalkey we saw some shops, obviously closed, with a retro look. I saw them on a photo in…
Big balls of steel
One of Brussels landmarks can be found outside the center. So on a dreary day in January I took the metro out to the Atomium. This big silver monument was built for the world expo of 1958. It is a blown up version of the element Iron, so you’ll see…