Wow, what an experience! I visited the Grotta Mangiapane in Custonaci in Sicily, which are caves inhabited since pre-historic times. People lived in this hamlet until the 1950s. At Christmas every year, the nativity scene is performed here, and local people demonstrate trades and crafts in the small houses. If you’re curious about an authentic Sicilian experience, this is not to be missed.
Head, move, NOW! →
We’ll just go ahead and title this one, “Other tourists getting in the way of my perfect ‘atmosphere’ shots, which have already been done a million times by said other tourists.”
Santa flies economy
Confirmed: Santa is real – and apparently Scottish – and is on his way to Berlin for some holiday Glühwein and Lebkuchen. Dancer and Prancer must be on strike.
Chinaski lives on →
I’m sitting in a dark old bar, named after a dirty old drunk writer/poet, loving his words but hating the man, enjoying an unexpectedly good meal of butternut squash goat cheese risotto and pork belly - and, not surprisingly, the drinks are creative and go down way too easy. Indeed I could hardly escape from The Great Escape: Banana spiced rum, briotette banana, chili, lime, whites! Thanks to Chinaski’s in Glasgow, inspired by Bukowski.
Fine Scottish weather →
The Strand awaits →
First stop in NYC, always and forever.
The blog archives...
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2021
- Mar 3, 2021 Welcome! Find out the latest... Mar 3, 2021
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2020
- Nov 24, 2020 Merry Corona Christmas Nov 24, 2020
- Oct 8, 2020 Rocking the fall flavors... in style Oct 8, 2020
- Oct 4, 2020 Solid dose of nature today Oct 4, 2020
- Sep 10, 2020 Add some punctuation and I’m totally with you, man. Sep 10, 2020
- Sep 3, 2020 Nesting hard Sep 3, 2020
- Aug 31, 2020 Go green Aug 31, 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 Living my best life Aug 17, 2020
- Aug 15, 2020 Visiting the Devil's Cave Aug 15, 2020
- Aug 12, 2020 Current mood Aug 12, 2020
- Aug 11, 2020 Diese Figur ist kein Spielgerät. Bitte nicht beklettern! Aug 11, 2020
- Aug 10, 2020 Vacation Day 1: Berlin to Bayreuth Aug 10, 2020
- Jun 29, 2020 First bikepacking adventure of 2020 Jun 29, 2020
- Jun 23, 2020 Catch my latest (quarantine) travel photography on Instagram! Jun 23, 2020
- May 5, 2020 Covid-19: That's metal May 5, 2020
- Apr 8, 2020 'Stay Home' spot out now for momondo Apr 8, 2020
- Mar 28, 2020 Happy Hour in a time of Coronavirus Mar 28, 2020
- Feb 2, 2020 New adventures in pasta-making Feb 2, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 Danish love Jan 10, 2020
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2019
- Dec 31, 2019 Greetings from Selinunte Dec 31, 2019
- Dec 29, 2019 Grotta Mangiapane is Sicilian AF Dec 29, 2019
- Dec 14, 2019 Head, move, NOW! Dec 14, 2019
- Dec 14, 2019 Santa flies economy Dec 14, 2019
- Dec 11, 2019 Chinaski lives on Dec 11, 2019
- Dec 8, 2019 Fine Scottish weather Dec 8, 2019
- Dec 2, 2019 The Strand awaits Dec 2, 2019
- Nov 1, 2019 The blog archives... Nov 1, 2019
- Sep 21, 2019 Excellent heads about Sep 21, 2019
- Sep 21, 2019 Survey: Creepy neighbor, or totally normal? Sep 21, 2019
- Sep 1, 2019 First look Sep 1, 2019
- Aug 26, 2019 I can haz kayak? Aug 26, 2019
- Aug 23, 2019 Whoaaaa, Seattle Public Library Aug 23, 2019
- Aug 15, 2019 The king's deer Aug 15, 2019
- Jun 12, 2019 momondo's 'The World Piece' is out now Jun 12, 2019
- May 26, 2019 Touristing at Neuschwanstein Castle May 26, 2019
- Apr 27, 2019 Sail away with me Apr 27, 2019
- Apr 24, 2019 Amsterdam in a nutshell Apr 24, 2019
- Apr 21, 2019 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Apr 21, 2019
- Apr 4, 2019 Met-venturing Apr 4, 2019
- Feb 23, 2019 The London myth Feb 23, 2019
- Jan 2, 2019 Anni sourced UX footage in latest KAYAK product spot Jan 2, 2019
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2018
- Dec 30, 2018 Is Sicilian Christmas in July? Dec 30, 2018
- Dec 28, 2018 Don't miss: i Banchi in Ragusa Ibla Dec 28, 2018
- Dec 26, 2018 Good communication is important Dec 26, 2018
- Dec 21, 2018 Our latest KAYAK campaign just launched! Dec 21, 2018
- Dec 8, 2018 Eye see you! Dec 8, 2018
- Dec 4, 2018 Empty skies indeed Dec 4, 2018
- Oct 12, 2018 Ein Prosit Oct 12, 2018
- Sep 2, 2018 Happiness is a perfectly designed Danish chair Sep 2, 2018
- Sep 2, 2018 The smørrebrød / aquavit / beer experience Sep 2, 2018
- Aug 31, 2018 Just two minutes before it started dumping rain again Aug 31, 2018
- Aug 30, 2018 Today, I'm a Viking Aug 30, 2018
- Aug 28, 2018 Skipperhuset lunch, ka-pow! Aug 28, 2018
- Aug 27, 2018 Confirmed: There is nothing rotten in the state of Denmark Aug 27, 2018
- Aug 25, 2018 The Little Mer-blah Aug 25, 2018
- Aug 12, 2018 Go goth in Wittenberge Aug 12, 2018
- Aug 11, 2018 Go the distance Aug 11, 2018
- Jun 18, 2018 This tower in Lucca needs investigating, says I Jun 18, 2018
- Jun 10, 2018 Death by selfie? Jun 10, 2018
- Jun 7, 2018 Arrrrrrr, ye scurvy Tourists! Jun 7, 2018
- May 20, 2018 Cycling along the Elbe May 20, 2018
- Apr 22, 2018 Spring, I'm coming at you Apr 22, 2018
- Apr 16, 2018 Real vs. illusion at Louis Vuitton Foundation Apr 16, 2018
- Apr 14, 2018 Visit to Le Marais Apr 14, 2018
- Apr 13, 2018 Pickin 'em off, one by one Apr 13, 2018
- Apr 1, 2018 Happy Easter Fools Day from KAYAK, y'all! Apr 1, 2018
- Mar 4, 2018 The decisive Brick Lane moment Mar 4, 2018
- Mar 4, 2018 What might a Dali ringtone sound like? Mar 4, 2018
- Feb 18, 2018 Safety and humor first for the city of Glasgow Feb 18, 2018
- Feb 17, 2018 Mackintosh's vortex Feb 17, 2018
- Jan 2, 2018 Rare Mt. Hood sighting in January Jan 2, 2018
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2017
- Dec 2, 2017 Santa is coming to town Dec 2, 2017
- Nov 21, 2017 Posters for the EU Nov 21, 2017
- Aug 25, 2017 End of the Freedom Trail Aug 25, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 Opera in Rosso vs. Opera in Nero Jun 20, 2017
- Jun 16, 2017 Show some love, Europe! Jun 16, 2017
- Apr 22, 2017 Behind the scenes Apr 22, 2017
- Apr 17, 2017 Dance of the devils over Easter Apr 17, 2017
- Apr 17, 2017 Sicilian Perspective Apr 17, 2017
- Apr 16, 2017 The edible art Warhol never knew he had (in Sicily) Apr 16, 2017
- Mar 10, 2017 And the week ends in nature Mar 10, 2017
- Mar 9, 2017 Weiter so! Mar 9, 2017
- Feb 26, 2017 Modernist Reinvention in the Grass Feb 26, 2017
- Feb 25, 2017 Not to miss in Paris Feb 25, 2017
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2016
- Nov 19, 2016 What a glorious feeling... in Krakow Nov 19, 2016
- Nov 18, 2016 Mutiny at the Changing of the Guard Nov 18, 2016
- Nov 18, 2016 Ants on a log Nov 18, 2016
- Sep 28, 2016 Sunday reflections on the canal Sep 28, 2016
- Sep 22, 2016 New product shoot for Prosciutto San Daniele and Grana Padano Cheese Sep 22, 2016
- Sep 3, 2016 First time seeing the 9/11 Memorial Sep 3, 2016
- Sep 3, 2016 As one does Sep 3, 2016
- Aug 20, 2016 There's a country song in here somewhere Aug 20, 2016
- Aug 20, 2016 The groom's car, Portland style Aug 20, 2016
- Jul 31, 2016 Nicht gerade, aber charaktervoll Jul 31, 2016
- Jul 30, 2016 You can see for days up here Jul 30, 2016
- Jul 9, 2016 Two roads diverged in a wood Jul 9, 2016
- Jun 30, 2016 Bavaria gets tech-y Jun 30, 2016
- Jun 29, 2016 The LIDL Deutschland Cup 2016 recipe shoot Jun 29, 2016
- May 18, 2016 Preikestolen heaven May 18, 2016
- May 14, 2016 Oh, the lines in Bergen! May 14, 2016
- Apr 29, 2016 How to stay young in Baden-Baden Apr 29, 2016
- Apr 28, 2016 Sailing the photo high seas Apr 28, 2016
- Mar 19, 2016 All's quiet at Glasgow's Necropolis Mar 19, 2016
- Mar 17, 2016 You'll take the high road and I'll take the low road Mar 17, 2016
- Mar 16, 2016 Food photography shoots make me hungry Mar 16, 2016
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2015
- Oct 25, 2015 Schlachtensee is on fire Oct 25, 2015
- Sep 12, 2015 A Disney movie in here somewhere Sep 12, 2015
- Aug 15, 2015 Elmenhorst Strand Aug 15, 2015
- Jul 18, 2015 Recent observations Jul 18, 2015
- Apr 16, 2015 Taste the tradition Apr 16, 2015
- Mar 10, 2015 Prosciutto, showing some leg Mar 10, 2015
- Mar 9, 2015 Cheesy location scouting Mar 9, 2015
- Feb 17, 2015 A study in circles Feb 17, 2015
- Feb 10, 2015 A study in triangles Feb 10, 2015
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2014
- Oct 28, 2014 Up for the B&W Challenge Oct 28, 2014
- Oct 28, 2014 Sri Lanka Tourism hails a cab Oct 28, 2014
- Sep 27, 2014 Dublin lines Sep 27, 2014
- Jul 22, 2014 Pfauen und Fußball Jul 22, 2014
- Jun 18, 2014 My first billboard! Jun 18, 2014
- Jun 16, 2014 Croatia wedding bliss Jun 16, 2014
- May 21, 2014 Food. Photo. FUN! May 21, 2014
- Mar 12, 2014 West spying on the East Mar 12, 2014
- Mar 12, 2014 Hospitals give me the creeps Mar 12, 2014
- Mar 11, 2014 Welcome, tiny foreigners Mar 11, 2014
- Mar 4, 2014 Revisiting the American Southwest Mar 4, 2014
- Jan 3, 2014 Another Charlie Brown Christmas... Jan 3, 2014
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2013
- Nov 22, 2013 One Explosion, s’il vous plaît Nov 22, 2013
- Nov 22, 2013 RIP, photography industry? Nov 22, 2013
- Nov 16, 2013 In home country... Nov 16, 2013
- Oct 20, 2013 Another Wall bites the dust Oct 20, 2013
- Oct 4, 2013 Anni's one year anniversary Oct 4, 2013
- Sep 16, 2013 A Free Wall (the pecking party) Sep 16, 2013
- Sep 16, 2013 Praha, ah-ha! Sep 16, 2013
- Aug 31, 2013 'Tanking' it to Prague Aug 31, 2013
- Aug 12, 2013 Exploring sexuality, gender through dance Aug 12, 2013
- Aug 12, 2013 Blown away by the Baltic Aug 12, 2013
- Aug 8, 2013 Prints for Prints builds studios, community in Ethiopia Aug 8, 2013
- Jul 21, 2013 'Das Boot' in a Bernau bunker Jul 21, 2013
- Jul 18, 2013 Potsdam, discovered. Jul 18, 2013
- Jul 6, 2013 The King of 'Cool' Jul 6, 2013
- Jun 30, 2013 Idoism's 'Last Beauty' Jun 30, 2013
- Jun 30, 2013 Shining through Sachsenhausen Jun 30, 2013
- Jun 14, 2013 Angel vs. The Devil Jun 14, 2013
- Jun 14, 2013 Ghosts of the Children's Hospital Jun 14, 2013
- Jun 13, 2013 I miss you, Barcelona Jun 13, 2013
- Jun 6, 2013 URBEXing the Sanitorium Jun 6, 2013
- Jun 6, 2013 Wedding time! Jun 6, 2013
- May 30, 2013 Brauhaus, ohne Brau May 30, 2013
- May 30, 2013 Cycling the Oder Neisse May 30, 2013
- May 3, 2013 Visa in the bag, baby. May 3, 2013
- Apr 30, 2013 Ana visits the Tiergarten Zoo Apr 30, 2013
- Apr 23, 2013 Iraqi Embassy, Berlin Apr 23, 2013
- Apr 21, 2013 Analog Voids Apr 21, 2013
- Apr 17, 2013 Berlin KA-Pow! Apr 17, 2013
- Apr 9, 2013 Catching up with Guatemala Apr 9, 2013
- Apr 8, 2013 Punk Berlin, coming at you! Apr 8, 2013
- Mar 19, 2013 BEFORE and AFTER Mar 19, 2013
- Mar 5, 2013 Picasso and I... Mar 5, 2013
- Mar 5, 2013 Tibidabo Ahoy! Mar 5, 2013
Excellent heads about →
Free entry on Tuesdays, this botanical garden at the Glyptoteket is one of the most magical – and affordable – places in Copenhagen to spend the afternoon.
Survey: Creepy neighbor, or totally normal? →
First look →
The sun miraculously came out for the vows. Coupeville, Whidbey Island.
I can haz kayak? →
Oh, to live in Seattle and own a kayak.
Whoaaaa, Seattle Public Library →
I never tire of visiting this spectacular building.
The king's deer →
This was an exceptionally fun after-work bike adventure to the Deer Park outside Copenhagen. Thank you, @donkey_republic city bikes, for the free wheels and workout.
momondo's 'The World Piece' is out now
Well, there have been some big changes in the past few months, but long story short: I’m now working for the Brand Marketing office in Copenhagen, where momondo is headquartered.
My team just dropped their new brand spot, “The World Piece” about how far people will go to bring the world together. Give a watch here:
The message from momondo is:
How far would you go to bring the world closer together? Watch as 61 strangers from different countries offer their bodies as a canvas to send a message to the world. momondo was founded on the belief that everybody should be able to travel the world because traveling unites us. But today, our world seems more divided than ever. In response, momondo has created The World Piece. In the film, people from around the globe meet to tell their personal story and show their commitment to bringing the world together. Shoulder to shoulder, they create a visual manifestation of the connections that unite us across borders and cultures — revealing that if we dare to connect, the world can’t fall apart.
Dare to connect at http://www.momondo.com/theworldpiece
The World Piece was filmed in London, England and directed by Joshua Neale. Tattoo designs © 2019 Mo Ganji of Berlin.
Video: © 2019 momondo
Touristing at Neuschwanstein Castle →
Today I went castle-ing with my cuz in Bavaria. Not a fan of crowds or heights, but the views and hike made it all worth it. This castle is spectacular inside and out.
Sail away with me
Between Amsterdam and Copenhagen this past week, some fine-looking vessels were seen.
Amsterdam in a nutshell →
This perfectly sums up the Amsterdam travel ‘experience’ over Easter weekend.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice →
Obsessed with this bar, Hiding in Plain Sight in Amsterdam, and any cocktails served with tequila, jalapeño-infused anything, cointreau, beets and balsamic vinegar. Delicious!