Rome – Where History Still Lives in the Streets
From the Colosseum and the Imperial Fora to the Trevi Fountain, Roman tables and prayer in St Peter’s Square: a personal walk through Rome, with St Helena and memories of pilgrimage.
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Vienna – Behind the Imperial Façades
Explore Vienna on foot, from St Stephen’s Cathedral and the Hofburg to the Belvedere, Schönbrunn and the Prater, through history, music, art and Viennese food.
Budapest – A City to Read on Foot
A March journey through Budapest: Buda and Pest, historic cafés, the yellow metro and a night cruise on the Danube.
Sunday in St Peter’s Square – A Prayer to Remember for a Lifetime
The Angelus with the Pope in St Peter’s Square: song, fellowship and memories of my grandfather Bepo from Supetar.
Rome and Assisi – A Journey through Eternity, Faith and Human Connection
Pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome through history, faith, song and communion: from St. Francis and the encounter with Brother Nikola to the Roman basilicas and the Vatican.
Lose Your Way in the Medina, Find the Soul of Morocco
The final instalment of Seven Days in Morocco: the medina of Fez, Mohammed, Hamid on Seffarine Square, tanneries and an unexpected gift of bread.
From Sand to Cedars
From Merzouga to Fez via Erfoud’s fossil workshops, Damia, Zaida’s grills, cedar forests, Barbary macaques and Ifrane.
Barefoot into Silence
Sunset along the caravan, a night in the desert camp and a barefoot morning walk through the dunes of Erg Chebbi. The fifth installment of the Seven Days of Morocco: an encounter with silence, gratitude, and disappearing traces.
At the Edge of the Dunes: Tea, Stone and Song
With Aziz among nomadic families, fossils and an old mine, to the tea and Gnawa music in Khamliya. The fourth installment of the Seven Days of Morocco series ends on the edge of Erg Chebbi.
From Canyons to Dunes: Following Hospitality towards the Sahara
From Serpentine Dades and Todra Canyon through Melaab to lunchtime at Mustafa in Erfoud. The third day of Morocco ends with the first dunes of Merzouge and thirty minutes under warm sand.
Across the Atlas to the City That Became Troy
From Marrakech through the High Atlas to Aït Ben Haddou, the film trio and the caravan city. The road through Ouarzazate, the palm trees of Skoure and the city of roses ends with warm soup in Dades.
Marrakech – A City Where You Can Lose Your Way and Find a Story
From Mustafa’s evening welcome to the medina, souks, Bahia Palace and Majorelle Garden — my Marrakech, its craftspeople, stories and tanjia.
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