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Tallinn, Estonia6 photos

Vilnius, Lithuania9 photos

Myra, Demre & Kekova, Turkey5 photos

Antalya, Turkey7 photos

Yerevan, Armenia7 photos

Geghard & Lake Sevan, Armenia4 photos

Baarle, Belgium & Netherlands4 photos

Antwerp, Belgium6 photos

Doel, Belgium3 photos

Faro, Portugal6 photos

Benagil, Portugal6 photos

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg5 photos

Schengen & Vianden, Luxembourg5 photos

Cricova, Moldova8 photos

Transnistria (Tiraspol & Bender), Moldova10 photos

Chisinau, Moldova6 photos

Prague, Czech Republic3 photos

Split, Croatia5 photos

Plovdiv, Bulgaria6 photos

Sarajevo City, Bosnia and Herzegovina6 photos

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina5 photos

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina7 photos

Lublin, Poland5 photos

Frankfurt, Germany7 photos

Tromso, Norway10 photos

Grenoble, France4 photos

Famagusta, Cyprus7 photos

North Cyprus8 photos

Limassol, Cyprus6 photos

Paphos, Cyprus5 photos

Amman, Jordan5 photos

Dead Sea, Jordan6 photos

Petra, Jordan10 photos

Wadi Rum, Jordan9 photos

Malta Islands5 photos

Valletta, Malta5 photos

Warsaw, Poland12 photos

Brno, Czech Republic5 photos

Bratislava, Slovakia5 photos

Vienna, Austria6 photos

Skopje, North Macedonia5 photos

Matka Canyon, North Macedonia6 photos

Malaga, Spain7 photos

Athens, Greece6 photos

Sofia, Bulgaria6 photos

Tirana, Albania8 photos

Istanbul, Turkey8 photos

Krakow, Poland2 photos

Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland4 photos

Vatican City5 photos

Rome, Italy8 photos

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Tallinn, Estonia

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Two round stone towers with red conical roofs flanking the Viru Gate in Tallinn, with a cobbled street running between them towards a tall church spire and pink clouds in the early-morning sky

A bronze sculpture of a muscular seated figure with an animal head and a tail, resting one arm along the back of a wooden bench beside a shop window on a cobbled street

A painted wooden figure in a green tunic and red cap, with one arm outstretched, standing beside a stone wall and a street sign for Vana turg 1 and a signpost reading Olde Hansa

The medieval stone town hall in Tallinn with an arcade of pointed arches along the ground floor and a tall slim spire, on a cobbled square in warm morning light under a blue sky

The white and red-brown front of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn with five black onion domes topped by crosses, mosaics above the doorway and visitors taking photos in front under a blue sky

The tall round Pikk Hermann tower with an Estonian flag on top, beside a pink building with a red roof and a lawn with clipped hedges, with golden autumn trees under a deep blue sky

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Vilnius, Lithuania

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The pale blue Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, with a large arched window above the archway, scaffolding and protective sheeting on the right-hand wall and a few people walking towards the arch

A large mural of an elderly man with white hair, a moustache and tinted glasses painted on the side of a tall building, seen across a road junction in morning fog

The white neoclassical front of Vilnius Cathedral with six tall columns, a triangular pediment topped by a cross and statues, under a clear blue sky, with visitors in the square below

A square red granite tile set in grey paving stones, with the letters STEBUKLAS arranged around a star in the middle and a small triangle at each corner

The tall red-brick Gothic towers and pointed windows of St Anne's Church in Vilnius against a deep blue sky, with a tree branch at the top of the frame and cyclists below

A glass panel on a wall showing the Užupis constitution in Sanskrit script, headed by the words Om Shri Dharmah, with a yellow building and a street reflected in it

A brick building in Užupis with an orange door, prayer flags strung across the front, a white sculpture of a torso beside the entrance and a chalkboard sign advertising good coffee

An aerial view of Trakai Island Castle, with its red-brick towers and roofs on an island in a deep blue lake, a wooden footbridge leading to it and autumn trees on the surrounding islands

The brick Gediminas Tower on top of its hill at dusk, with a Lithuanian flag on top, a deep blue sky behind and the lights of Vilnius in the distance on the right

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Myra, Demre & Kekova, Turkey

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A wooded hillside dropping to a rocky shoreline on the Kekova coast, with old stone walls and ruins at the water's edge above clear blue-green water under a grey sky

A dark bronze statue of a bearded, robed figure with children gathered at his feet, standing on a round stone plinth in a paved square in Demre, with a café and umbrellas behind

Ancient rock-cut tombs with carved temple-style fronts high in a rocky cliff at Myra, with a visitor at a wooden fence in the foreground

Rock-cut tombs in a crag at Myra seen through the branches of an olive tree, with visitors walking on the path below and a blue sky with clouds

A smiling man in sunglasses and a patterned shirt taking a selfie high in the stone seating of the Roman theatre at Myra, with the curved rows of seats and a hillside of tombs behind

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Antalya, Turkey

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A dark bronze statue of a robed man holding a staff on a stone plinth in a wet pedestrian street in Antalya, with cafés, ice-cream umbrellas and a visitor looking up at it

Hadrian's Gate in Antalya, a Roman triumphal arch with three arches and marble columns set into the old city walls, with a stone tower on the left, palm trees behind and a cat sitting on the paving in front

A painted cut-out figure of a long-haired man in a belted tunic with a dog, holding a sign with an arrow, beside a flower bed and an old stone wall, with a cat sitting on the low wall

The round stone Hıdırlık Tower in Antalya on a square stone base, with a Turkish flag on top against a blue sky with white clouds, and visitors standing behind a glass railing in front

A waterfall dropping from a cliff on the left into the blue Mediterranean Sea, with spray and a faint rainbow over the water and the coast of Antalya in the distance

Water pouring over a cliff in two streams into the sea along the Antalya coast, with pink flowers in the foreground, hotels along the shoreline and a blue sky with clouds

A pale stone statue of a robed woman on a white plinth with a dark plaque, on a paved seafront viewpoint in Antalya with visitors at the railings and the sea behind

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Yerevan, Armenia

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The Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Yerevan, Armenia, a large modern stone cathedral with three tent-roofed towers, seen from the plaza steps below

A bronze statue outside the Moscow Cinema in Yerevan, its base surrounded by dozens of sculpted bronze hands reaching upward

A large bronze sculpture of a seated woman in the outdoor art garden at the base of the Cascade Complex in Yerevan

A large stone monument to architect Alexander Tamanyan in Yerevan, depicting him seated at an oversized drafting table, framed by trees

The Mother Armenia statue on a hill overlooking Yerevan, a towering bronze figure holding a sword, with an eternal flame memorial in front of its base

The synchronized musical fountains at Republic Square in Yerevan at night, lit in red, orange and blue in front of an illuminated Soviet-era building

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Geghard & Lake Sevan, Armenia

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Geghard Monastery in Armenia, a medieval church partly carved into the surrounding mountain rock, with rugged cliffs behind it

The Symphony of Stones basalt rock formation in Garni Gorge, Armenia, with tall hexagonal volcanic columns resembling organ pipes

A traditional wooden balconied house in Old Dilijan, Armenia, on a misty, rainy evening with a cobbled path leading up to it

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Baarle, Belgium & Netherlands

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Standing on a boundary stone at the obscure Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany tripoint, with a footbridge over the Our river in the background

A payment booth styled as a customs house, labelled Douane Customs, at the entrance to the Drielandenpunt car park

Saki The Wanderer standing beside the Drielandenpunt tripoint stone marked B and NL, with the flags of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany behind it

A street in Baarle with white cross-shaped border markers set into the pavement and both the Belgian and Dutch flags flying over the same house

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Antwerp, Belgium

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The tall Gothic spire and clock of Antwerp Cathedral rising above older buildings at the end of a sunlit street, with scaffolding on a building to the right

A bronze statue of a man in period dress holding a book on a tall red granite plinth in a wet cobbled square in Antwerp, with ornate gold-topped buildings on both sides

Saki The Wanderer standing in the arched doorway of the Saravanaa Bhavan restaurant in Antwerp, under its white sign reading Saravanaa Bhavan, World's No. 1 Indian Vegetarian Restaurant Chain

Saki The Wanderer standing in front of a tall dark bronze figure in a helmet holding a round shield, with Antwerp Cathedral's spire and a Ferris wheel in the background under a cloudy sky

The Ferris wheel called The View in Antwerp, its white spokes and gondolas against a cloudy blue sky, with two stone lions on the riverside wall below

Saki The Wanderer in sunglasses striking a giant's pose, hands on hips, in front of the stone castle of Het Steen in Antwerp, with a large bronze giant statue beside him and children at its feet

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Doel, Belgium

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An empty street in Doel, Belgium, leading towards a brick church with a pointed tower and clock, with graffiti-covered and overgrown houses on either side under a cloudy sky

A corner of brick houses in Doel with colourful graffiti and a yellow mural on the front wall, a lamp post and power lines above under a cloudy sky

A portrait painted with clown make-up on a blue panel of a brick wall on an abandoned house in Doel, beside a wall of lettered graffiti and a boarded-up window with a painted skull

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Faro, Portugal

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A sign reading Capela dos Ossos, The Bones Chapel, La Chapelle des Os, pointing the way inside a gilded Portuguese church

Sunset over the Ria Formosa lagoon near Faro, Portugal, with the silhouette of a sailboat against the setting sun

The storefront of South Indian Kitchen in Faro, Portugal, with Telugu signage reading Telugu people's food

A plate of freshly fried punugulu with chutney at South Indian Kitchen in Faro, Portugal

A Shiva Shambo Dosa served with chutney and sambar at South Indian Kitchen in Faro, Portugal

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Benagil, Portugal

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The famous sea stacks and arches of Praia da Marinha on Portugal's Algarve coast, with turquoise water and kayakers below

A large natural sea arch on the Seven Hanging Valleys Trail near Benagil, with a boat passing underneath and kayakers on the water

Benagil Beach seen from the clifftop above, a small sandy cove packed with beachgoers beneath tall limestone cliffs, with the cave entrance visible to one side

A clifftop view along the Seven Hanging Valleys Trail overlooking a turquoise cove with kayakers and boats near Benagil, Portugal

A dramatic limestone cliff and sea arch along the Algarve coast near Benagil, with turquoise water and a seagull flying past

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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

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View from the gardens near Place de la Constitution in Luxembourg City, overlooking a green valley to the double-decked Adolphe Bridge in the distance

A stone memorial along the Chemin de la Corniche in Luxembourg City, inscribed with a quote from Goethe praising the view

A medieval fortified stone gate in Luxembourg City's old town walls, with crenellations along the top and a cobbled road passing through the arch

A granite Holocaust memorial with Hebrew inscription near the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City, flanked by two Luxembourg flags

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Schengen & Vianden, Luxembourg

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A three-tiered waterfall in the Mullerthal region of Luxembourg, with a wooden footbridge above it

The Pillars of Nations monument in Schengen, star-decorated stone columns with national flags of Schengen member countries planted at their base

Saki The Wanderer standing on a bridge next to a blue EU-style sign reading Bundesrepublik Deutschland, marking the border into Germany near Schengen

Saki The Wanderer sitting in a tent cooking rotis on a portable gas stove, with a packet of ready-made Dal Makhani nearby

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Cricova, Moldova

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Curchi Monastery in Moldova, a red and white Orthodox church with dark domes, reflected in a lake and surrounded by trees

The stone entrance to Manastirea Rupestra, the Cave Monastery at Orheiul Vechi in Moldova, with a small bell tower

A stone cross at a cliff-edge viewpoint above the canyon at Orheiul Vechi, Moldova, overlooking green fields and the valley below

A modern Orthodox church with gold domes at Orheiul Vechi, Moldova, built on the site of an older destroyed church

A wooden Orheiul Vechi sign next to a Vila Etnica restaurant, hotel and museum sign in the traditional village near the canyon

Saki The Wanderer in front of a red Cricova sign reading Nomen Est Omen, Numele Spune Totul, at the entrance to the underground winery

A framed photograph of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and a handwritten letter displayed on the stone wall of the Cricova underground wine tunnels

A long underground hall at Cricova winery in Moldova lined with numbered arched alcoves stacked full of wine bottles

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Transnistria (Tiraspol & Bender), Moldova

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A red heart-shaped I Love Bender sign in Russian, at the entrance to Bender Fortress in Transnistria

The storefront of a Sheriff-branded supermarket and shopping complex in Transnistria, with Cyrillic signage reading Sheriff

Saki The Wanderer standing in front of the Alexander Suvorov equestrian statue and a large 233 Tiraspol anniversary sign

Saki The Wanderer in front of a large mural of Yuri Gagarin in a spacesuit, with Russian text reading First in Space

A stone bust of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin along Gagarin Alley in Tiraspol, Transnistria

A bronze Harry Potter statue holding a book and an owl, standing on a fountain plinth on a university campus in Tiraspol, Transnistria

The exterior of a Soviet-themed canteen in Transnistria called Stolovka, with a Lenin emblem and a retro propaganda-style mural

Saki The Wanderer wearing a Soviet military uniform and cap next to a white Lenin bust inside a Back to the USSR themed restaurant

A souvenir card of Transnistria's plastic composite coins in 1, 3, 5 and 10 ruble denominations, each a different geometric shape

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Chisinau, Moldova

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The Triumphal Arch in Chisinau with its clock tower, a miniature version of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

A coffee cup from Bonjour Café on a table surrounded by greenery and fairy lights in Stephen the Great Central Park, Chisinau

The Eternity Memorial in Chisinau, a pyramid-shaped monument in red-orange pillars marking 1944, with an eternal flame at its base

Ciuflea Monastery in Chisinau with its blue walls and golden domes topped with Orthodox crosses

The abandoned National Hotel in Chisinau, its balconies painted in the blue, yellow and red of the Moldovan flag

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Prague, Czech Republic

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Saki The Wanderer standing in front of Prague Astronomical Clock

Old Town Square in Prague with Gothic towers, blue sky and cobbled streets

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Split, Croatia

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Stone arches and rough ceilings inside the underground cellars of Diocletian's Palace in Split

Saki The Wanderer at Republic Square in Split, a Venetian-style square linked to the Telugu movie Mahanubhavudu

Klis Fortress above Split with the large Klis sign on the hillside under a clear blue sky

Saki The Wanderer posing with Roman soldier performers inside Diocletian's Palace in Split

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Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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A bronze statue of a seated musician playing a stringed instrument, near the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

A large fountain jetting high into the air in Plovdiv's New Town central square, with an ornate historic building and street cafe umbrellas behind it

The bronze Milyo statue in Plovdiv, a seated figure with legs and hand polished bright from visitors touching them for good luck, sitting on a stone wall

A vegan bean burrito with a potato side dish and a green detox smoothie with a straw, served at an outdoor restaurant table in Kapana, Plovdiv

Aerial drone view of the towering Alyosha Monument, a Soviet-era soldier statue on Bunardzhik Hill in Plovdiv, overlooking the wider city below

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Sarajevo City, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Saki The Wanderer standing at the assassination site plaque near the Latin Bridge in Sarajevo, with historic black and white photographs of Franz Ferdinand's 1914 visit displayed on the wall behind him

A pavement marker in Sarajevo's old town reading Sarajevo in both directions with an E for East and W for West, marking the literal line between the city's Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian halves

An old residential street in Sarajevo with a weathered building carrying a faded painted sign, tram tracks running down the road

A cable car climbing Mount Trebevic above Sarajevo, with the entire city visible sprawled across the valley below and green hills in the distance

The abandoned 1984 Winter Olympics bobsled track on Mount Trebevic above Sarajevo, its concrete channel now completely covered in colourful graffiti and winding through pine forest

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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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A red illuminated sign reading Museum, Siege of Sarajevo, mounted on a historic building above a narrow Sarajevo street

A black and white portrait of Marshal Tito displayed at the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, labelled Marsal Tito, leader of the people of Yugoslavia

A vintage cream-coloured Fiat 600 on display inside the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with wall text reading Four young men are coming down from Trebevic

The yellow and orange Hotel Holiday building in Sarajevo, formerly the Holiday Inn used by international journalists during the siege, with a new development sign in front of it

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Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Kravica Waterfalls in Herzegovina, a wide curtain of cascading waterfalls dropping into a turquoise swimming pool surrounded by trees

A large gold hashtag Kravica sign at a viewpoint overlooking Kravica Waterfalls in Herzegovina, surrounded by green hills

A panoramic view from the fortress hill above Pocitelj, Herzegovina, overlooking a mosque with a minaret, the Neretva river, and surrounding mountains

A vegetarian lunch plate at Blagaj, Herzegovina, with saffron rice, grilled zucchini and eggplant, and french fries, served beside a glass of red juice

A traditional Bosnian coffee set with a copper cezve, cup and sugar bowl on an ornate copper tray, with Stari Most bridge blurred in the background

Saki The Wanderer holding a cup of Bosnian coffee at a riverside table in Mostar, with the Old Bridge visible behind him

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Lublin, Poland

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An equestrian bronze statue of Marshal Jozef Pilsudski at Litewski Square in Lublin, Poland, with a granite plinth inscribed with his name

A statue of a man balancing on a tightrope with a long pole, suspended between two colourful old buildings above a cobbled street in Lublin's Old Town

The Grodzka Gate in Lublin's Old Town, a yellow baroque gate decorated with a large golden sunflower ornament, with crowds passing underneath

The large abstract stone Monument of Struggle and Martyrdom at Majdanek concentration camp memorial in Lublin, Poland, seen beyond a barbed wire fence

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Frankfurt, Germany

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The tall Gothic red sandstone spire of Frankfurt Cathedral, the Kaiserdom, rising against a cloudy sky with visitors gathered at its entrance

The Friedrich Stoltze fountain in Frankfurt's old town, topped with a bronze bust and decorated with bird sculptures, half-timbered houses in the background

The Eiserner Steg pedestrian bridge in Frankfurt, its green iron girders covered end to end in love locks, with the city skyline visible through the bridge frame

A wide view of the river Main in Frankfurt with the Eiserner Steg bridge, a church spire, and the modern glass skyline including the ECB tower reflected in the water

The large blue and gold Euro sign sculpture in Frankfurt, ringed with twelve gold stars, set against the glass skyscrapers of the financial district

The grand neoclassical facade of the Alte Oper, Frankfurt's old opera house, with a large fountain in the plaza in front

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Tromso, Norway

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Tromso city at night, viewed across the water, with the illuminated bridge and the white peaks of the Arctic Cathedral reflected in the harbor

A green Northern Lights aurora streaking across the night sky above a traditional wooden building in Tromso

The green Northern Lights glowing over Tromso harbor, seen past a sailboat's mast and illuminated wooden buildings

A wooden Sami souvenir shop in Tromso lit up with fairy lights at night, signed 69 degrees North, with two illuminated reindeer sculptures standing outside in the snow

The frozen surface of Prestvannet lake in Tromso, blanketed in deep snow, with snow-capped mountains and bare trees along the shore under a partly cloudy sky

A bronze bust of polar explorer Roald Amundsen on a granite pedestal in Tromso, inscribed with his name and the years 1872 to 1928

Walking across the Tromso Bridge on a clear day, with snow-capped mountains stretching along both sides and pedestrians visible ahead on the walkway

The Gateway to the Arctic monument in Tromso, a tall pointed mosaic archway in blue, red and gold, with the Tromso Bridge visible through its opening

Sunset over the water at a local beach near Tromso, with snow-capped mountains silhouetted against an orange and blue sky and a person walking along the shoreline

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Grenoble, France

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Grenoble's spherical Bastille cable car cabins, les bulles, suspended above the Isere river with the city's pastel-coloured old town and the Alps behind

A wide view over Grenoble from the Bastille fortress, the Isere river curving through the city with the Alps rising into cloud in the distance

The facade of Eglise Saint-Louis in central Grenoble, its round clock face and cross above the entrance, with police officers pausing beside their bicycles in the square below

The World Trade Center Grenoble building, home to the city's Chamber of Commerce, its glass facade catching the sky with the Alps visible behind

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Famagusta, Cyprus

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A red warning sign on a beach in Varosha, Famagusta, reading Crossing from this point forward is not allowed, with abandoned high-rise hotels lining the shore behind it

An abandoned fur and fashion shopfront in Varosha, Famagusta, reading Europa Furs and Maison Jenny, with a derelict hotel visible behind it

The abandoned Edelweiss Cafe in Varosha, Famagusta, its sign still intact above a derelict corner building

The abandoned Fairways storefront in Varosha, Famagusta, security netting draped across its entrance, with a grand colonnaded hotel building standing hollow behind it

A derelict curved corner building in Varosha, Famagusta, its balconies and windows stripped bare, with electric scooters parked on the pavement below

A UN buffer zone marker post numbered UN 148 beside a derelict building with a faded Toyota sign, visitors reading informational boards nearby in Varosha, Famagusta

A faded Barclays Bank sign still hanging on a derelict building in Varosha, Famagusta, a small detail of a district frozen since 1974

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North Cyprus

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The old lighthouse on Kyrenia harbour's breakwater in North Cyprus, waves breaking over the rocks as the sun sets behind clouds on the horizon

Kyrenia's waterfront after dark in North Cyprus, the Dome Hotel lit up along the promenade with mountains silhouetted behind the town

A black bean burger with chips, salad, olives, tomato and a whole chilli pepper on a plate at Vegada, a vegetarian restaurant in North Cyprus

Saki The Wanderer at Kyrenia's harbourfront square in North Cyprus, a large Christmas tree strung with lights behind him and old stone buildings along the promenade

The Ledra Street pedestrian crossing point in Nicosia, with directional signs, a police station and a circular monument marking the checkpoint between the Republic of Cyprus and North Cyprus

A mosaic tile sign reading PEACE mounted on a wall near the Green Line crossing in Nicosia

A quiet, weathered old-town alley in North Cyprus, peeling building facades on one side and a small cafe on the other, string lights overhead

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Limassol, Cyprus

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Aphrodite's Rock, Petra tou Romiou, a large white limestone sea stack in Cyprus with waves crashing around it and hills along the shoreline

Aphrodite's Rock, Petra tou Romiou, a large white limestone sea stack on a pebble beach in Cyprus, with visitors walking along the shore under a cloudy sky

Four flags flying together near Akrotiri, Cyprus: India, the European Union, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom, against a clear blue sky

Saki The Wanderer at the end of a viewpoint trail near the Akrotiri salt lake in Cyprus, a trilingual sign behind him reading View Point in Greek, English and Turkish

Kouris Dam reservoir in Cyprus, a rocky embankment in the foreground with a wide blue-green lake and the Troodos Mountains foothills rising behind it

The Vashiotis Seafront office building in Limassol, Cyprus, lit up at night, home to the Parimatch betting company's Cyprus headquarters

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Paphos, Cyprus

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The Paphos lighthouse in Cyprus, a white tower with blue-shuttered outbuildings, standing inside the Paphos Archaeological Park overlooking the sea

A row of ancient stone columns silhouetted against the sun at the Paphos Archaeological Park in Cyprus, ruined walls visible behind them

Rock-cut burial chambers at the Tombs of the Kings in Paphos, Cyprus, carved directly into the bedrock more than two thousand years ago

A yellow glass-bottom boat advertising fishing trips docked at Paphos harbour in Cyprus, with the promenade and palm trees behind it

Saki The Wanderer on a boat off the coast of Paphos, Cyprus, with the town's waterfront visible across calm turquoise water

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Amman, Jordan

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The Temple of Hercules at the Amman Citadel in Jordan, tall Roman-era columns standing on a rainy hilltop with the modern city visible in the distance

An orange tree in a rain-soaked stone courtyard outside the Jordan Museum in Amman, with the museum's modern building behind it

A panoramic view of modern Amman spreading across low hills, seen from the Amman Citadel on a cloudy day

Amman's Roman Theatre seen from above at the Citadel, its stone tiers of seating nestled among the modern city

Saki The Wanderer at the base of Amman's Roman Theatre, its full tiers of stone seating rising behind him

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Dead Sea, Jordan

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A view from the Hilton Dead Sea Resort, with pools, palm trees and the Dead Sea itself stretching out toward the hills

Saki The Wanderer floating on his back in the Dead Sea, arms spread out on the water's surface

A wider view of Saki The Wanderer floating in the Dead Sea near the shoreline buoys, with hills visible across the water

Saki The Wanderer covered head to toe in black mineral mud, standing on the Dead Sea shore

The stone entrance sign at Mount Nebo's Memorial of Moses, in Arabic and English, with the Franciscan Custody of Terrasanta emblem

The bronze serpent sculpture on a pole at Mount Nebo, shaped like a cross with a coiled serpent, set against a cloudy sky

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Petra, Jordan

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The narrow Siq gorge at Petra, with towering rock walls rising on both sides of the walkway

The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) at Petra, its full carved facade rising out of the rock, with tourists and a resting camel at its base

Saki The Wanderer reclining on Bedouin rugs and cushions with tea kettles in the foreground, looking down at the Treasury from an elevated viewpoint above it

The Treasury at Petra lit up in warm red light at night for Petra by Night, with candle lanterns lining the ground in front of it

A narrow canyon walkway leading in toward Petra's back entrance, near Little Petra, with a handful of visitors at the bottom

A row of monumental tomb facades carved into the cliff face above Petra's main city, seen from below

The ruins of Petra's colonnaded street and main city area, columns and foundations spread across a wide valley floor

A view down through a narrow gap in the rock along the climb toward Petra's Monastery, with the valley visible far below

Saki The Wanderer with arms outstretched in front of the Monastery, Ad-Deir, at the top of the 800-step climb

The 'I love Petra' sign outside the Petra Museum near the site entrance

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Wadi Rum, Jordan

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A highway leading toward the mountains near Wadi Rum, Jordan, seen from inside a rental car

A row of dome-shaped Martian tents at a desert camp in Wadi Rum, tucked beneath red rock formations as the sun sets

Saki The Wanderer at Martian Rock in Wadi Rum, a red mushroom-shaped sandstone formation used as a filming location for The Martian

Saki The Wanderer wearing a red-and-white keffiyeh in the red sand of Wadi Rum, rock formations in the background

A natural sandstone rock arch in Wadi Rum, seen from below against a clear blue sky

A closer view of a natural sandstone rock arch in Wadi Rum, with sand dunes visible in the distance

Saki The Wanderer sitting on the front of a vintage steam locomotive on Wadi Rum's heritage railway

Re-enactors on horseback in period dress, carrying a flag and rifles, staging an Arab Revolt raid beside the Wadi Rum heritage train

A hillside viewpoint with a lone tree at sunset, at a stop along the drive to Wadi Rum

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Malta Islands

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Saki The Wanderer under a black umbrella in the rain, overlooking Comino's Blue Lagoon

A view from Gozo's Cittadel over fields, the sea and the town below, under a cloudy sky

Comino's Blue Lagoon, turquoise water between rocky islets, seen from a boat

A rocky cove near Comino, with cliffs curving around a stretch of deep blue sea

St. Paul's Church in Mdina lit up at night, with a lit Christmas tree in the square in front of it

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Valletta, Malta

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Saki The Wanderer at Upper Barrakka Gardens, with the Saluting Battery cannons and the Grand Harbour and Three Cities behind him

A large Christmas tree decorated with red ribbons and nutcracker soldier statues in a square just inside Valletta's gate

A narrow Valletta street lined with sandstone buildings, wet from rain, with people seated at an outdoor cafe

Another narrow Valletta street with balconies, hotel signs and shopfronts, sloping down toward the harbour

An old bronze bell hanging between two stone pillars at Fort St. Angelo in Birgu, one of the Three Cities across the Grand Harbour

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Warsaw, Poland

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A large colourful 'WARSZAWA' sign with a star on top, in falling snow in central Warsaw

A vintage car sculpture woven from wire and decorated with Christmas baubles and gift boxes on its roof, in a square in central Warsaw

The Royal Castle in Warsaw's Castle Square, its red brick facade dusted with snow, with a decorated Christmas tree beside it and people walking across the snow-covered square

The Presidential Palace in Warsaw seen through light snowfall, with an equestrian statue in the courtyard in front of it

The Museum of Warsaw's facade in the Old Town Market Square, gold-trimmed windows and the museum's name in large letters, dusted with snow

A tiered planter decorated for winter in a snow-covered square in Warsaw's Old Town, with pastel row houses in the background

The Copernicus Monument in Warsaw, a seated statue in front of the Staszic Palace, with snow on the ground and people gathered around it

The Palace of Culture and Science towering over snowy Warsaw, with a Ferris wheel in front of it

The columned entrance of the Palace of Culture and Science, with its name in Polish, 'Pałac Kultury i Nauki', above the doors

A dusk view over snow-covered Warsaw from the Palace of Culture and Science observation deck, with a lit Ferris wheel and city lights below

A blue street sign reading 'Skwer Dobrego Maharadży', Good Maharaja Square, on a residential street in Warsaw

A stone monument to the Maharaja of Nawanagar in Warsaw, with a carved lotus flower on top and fresh flowers laid at its base

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Brno, Czech Republic

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Brno's bullet-shaped black astronomical clock standing in a square, with pastel historic buildings and deck chairs in the background

The ornate Parnas Fountain in Brno's Cabbage Market Square, carved from rock with a statue on top, surrounded by market stalls and cafe tables

A bowl of Vietnamese food with marinated tofu, bean sprouts, herbs and carrots, with a side of dipping sauce, on an outdoor wooden table

A modern sculpture of a human head assembled from hundreds of stacked metal tubes, standing in a park in Brno

A narrow brick corridor in Brno's Ossuary of St. James Church, its walls stacked floor to ceiling with real human skulls and bones, leading to a modern wooden sculpture at the far end

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Bratislava, Slovakia

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Bratislava Castle's white walls and orange-roofed towers, with a group of visitors in traditional Vietnamese ao dai dresses gathered in the courtyard below

Michael's Gate tower in Bratislava's Old Town, a white tower with a green spire and clock face, seen from the street looking straight up

Saki The Wanderer on the UFO Bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, with the saucer-shaped UFO Tower and Bratislava Castle visible on the riverbank behind him

Bratislava Castle and a church spire seen on a hilltop above the city, viewed from the Old Bridge over the Danube

The Globe Fountain in Bratislava, a large metal globe surrounded by jets of water with a faint rainbow, in front of the Tatra Banka building

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Vienna, Austria

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Saki The Wanderer at Stephansplatz in Vienna, with St. Stephen's Cathedral's tall Gothic spire rising behind him

The Vienna State Opera House's ornate stone facade, with bronze equestrian statues on its roofline, seen from the street in the early morning

The Hofburg Palace's green copper dome above the Michaelertor gate, seen from the street through a narrow gap between buildings

Heldenplatz in Vienna, the curved colonnade of the Neue Burg wing of the Hofburg Palace with an equestrian statue in front

Karlskirche in Vienna, its green dome flanked by two tall carved columns, with a modern bronze sculpture in the reflecting pool in front

A large red #wienliebe sign on a wooden bench installation in a Vienna park, surrounded by trees

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Skopje, North Macedonia

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The giant bronze statue of Alexander the Great on a rearing horse, standing on a tall carved column in the middle of Macedonia Square in Skopje, with fountains and lions at its base

A bronze statue of a man on horseback on a pink marble plinth beside the Vardar River in Skopje, with white neoclassical buildings and a statue-lined bridge behind it

A grand white neoclassical building with tall Corinthian columns and a pediment behind an ornate iron fence, with the Macedonian flag flying in front

The white Macedonia Gate triumphal arch in Skopje, with carved relief panels, Corinthian columns and statues on top, a yellow taxi driving beneath it

Sunset over the hills around Skopje, with orange light under dark clouds, the curved roof of a stadium and an unfinished brick and concrete building in the foreground

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Matka Canyon, North Macedonia

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The tall steel-lattice Millennium Cross seen from its base against a clear blue sky, with a circular viewing platform and railing around the bottom

The small Byzantine Monastery of St. Panteleimon, built of stone and pink brick with several domed roofs, seen across a lawn with a strip of lavender in front

Looking through a carved stone doorway with an inscription above it into the monastery's inner chapel, with painted icons, frescoes and a small altar in the light beyond

A stone-paved lane between whitewashed houses with dark timber upper floors and stone lower walls, with a village map board and street lamps beside the path

Red flowers in the foreground and the calm green water of Matka Canyon beyond, with steep rocky hillsides on both sides and a floating jetty with visitors on the right

Pale rock formations and stalactites inside the cave at Matka Canyon, lit in warm orange and green light

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Malaga, Spain

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Malaga's port and city at dusk, seen from Gibralfaro, with a docked cruise ship, port cranes and city lights coming on against a pink and purple sky

Sunrise over Malaga's coastline, seen from a viewpoint below Gibralfaro, with the sea, a beach and apartment buildings below

The sun breaking through pine trees at a Gibralfaro viewpoint in Malaga, with the coastline visible beyond

A colourful modern painting on display at the Picasso museum in Malaga, showing a still life of lemons and flowers in front of a blue sketched portrait

A black-and-white archival photograph of an elderly Pablo Picasso in his studio, displayed at the museum in Malaga

An aerial view of Malaga's circular Plaza de Toros bullring, surrounded by apartment buildings, with a concert stage set up inside the ring

A large sand-coloured 'Malagueta' sign on the beach in Malaga, with palm trees and apartment buildings behind it and the sea to the right

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Athens, Greece

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The Temple of Hephaestus, a well-preserved Doric temple with tall columns, on a hillside among cypress and olive trees under a clear blue sky

The Acropolis rising on its rocky hill above the ruins of the Ancient Agora, seen through trees, with an information board in the foreground

The front of the Parthenon, its tall Doric columns and carved frieze with scaffolding visible inside, with crowds of visitors in front of it under a clear sky

Visitors crowding the rocky ground in front of the Parthenon on the Acropolis, its columns glowing in late afternoon light

The remaining columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, some wrapped in scaffolding, standing across an open dusty site under a deep blue sky

A white marble statue of a crouching, muscular figure holding a club, on a plinth beside a path lined with pine and cypress trees

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Sofia, Bulgaria

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Saki The Wanderer holding a black umbrella on the wet cobbled square in front of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, with its green and gold domes under a heavy grey sky

Looking up at the National Assembly building in Sofia, a large stone building with tall columns, an inscription reading Narodno Sabranie and a spire on top

The Council of Ministers building in Sofia, a large neoclassical government building with a pediment and Bulgarian flag, with a traffic light and road signs in the foreground

The stone facade of the Bulgarian Presidency building, with two guards in ceremonial uniform standing in front of the arched entrance between two red sentry boxes

The Sofia statue, a dark figure with a gold crown and gold face and hands, holding a wreath and a bird, on a tall dark column above a grey road junction

The Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia lit up at night, a pink and white building with a gold pediment and columns, and a rain-slicked paved square reflecting the lights in front of it

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Tirana, Albania

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The bronze statue of Skanderbeg on horseback, on a rough stone plinth, with white event scaffolding and marquee walls behind it and a grey sky above

The Albanian red and black double-headed eagle flag flying beside the Opera building, with a tall curving glass high-rise under construction on the left and blue sky above

The large mosaic mural on the National Museum's facade, showing a crowd of Albanian figures in traditional dress raising weapons and a red flag, with white sheeting covering the floor below for refurbishment

The curved brick facade of the Bank of Albania, with gold lettering reading Banka e Shqipërisë above the entrance, and the Albanian and European Union flags flying in front

A tall glass high-rise still under construction in Tirana, its upper floors stacked and offset, with a crane on top, seen from below through trees

A selfie of Saki The Wanderer in sunglasses inside a Dajti Express cable car, with a second cabin and green forested hills visible through the window behind

A wide view from Dajti Mountain over forested hills to the city of Tirana spread across the valley below, with small lakes visible in the haze

A white marble statue of Mother Teresa in a blue-bordered sari, hands pressed together in prayer, seated beside an olive tree above a marble plaque marking 100 years since her birth, 1910 to 2010

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Istanbul, Turkey

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A large Welcome to Istanbul sign arching over an entrance at Istanbul Airport, with a poster of Galata Tower on one side and escalators beyond

Hagia Sophia's great dome and minarets rising above a busy square of visitors, with a bare tree trunk in the foreground under an overcast sky

The Blue Mosque in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, its domes and slender minarets rising above trees against a deep blue sky

Rows of ancient stone columns and brick vaults inside the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, lit in warm orange and turquoise light that reflects off the wet floor

Saki The Wanderer in sunglasses taking a selfie in front of a red heritage tram marked Taksim-Tunel on Istiklal Street, with a mosque and a busy square behind

The sun setting through a warm haze over the water of the Golden Horn and the rooftops of Istanbul, seen from Galata Tower

The still grey sea off Kadikoy on Istanbul's Asian side, with the old Moda pier building on the left and a distant pier and boats on the horizon under an overcast sky

The tall white Camlica TV Tower rising above green trees and pink cherry blossom against a clear blue sky on Istanbul's Asian side

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Krakow, Poland

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Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, with its green copper-roofed clock tower, brick and stone chapels and a gold dome, beside a pink magnolia in bloom under a grey sky

An underground chapel carved from salt in Wieliczka Salt Mine, with a large chandelier hanging in front of a carved altar with statues and a framed picture, and stone-block walls either side

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Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland

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The concrete entrance sign reading Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in English, Polish and Hebrew, with a black information post and tour buses behind

Visitors walking under the iron gate at Auschwitz I, whose sign reads Arbeit macht frei, beside brick barracks and barbed wire fencing, with a bare tree in the middle

A preserved dark wooden freight wagon on railway tracks at Birkenau, with small bunches of flowers laid at its wheels

Railway tracks leading straight towards the brick gatehouse and tower at the entrance to Birkenau, with a few visitors near the gate under a pale sky

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Vatican City

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Saki The Wanderer in sunglasses and an orange kurta, palms pressed together in greeting, in front of the curved stone colonnade of St. Peter's Square under a clear blue sky

A long, richly painted gallery in the Vatican Museums, with frescoed walls and a patterned ceiling above a line of statues and visitors walking towards the far end

A painted room in the Vatican Museums, with frescoes covering the vaulted ceiling and the walls, including a scene of robed figures and cardinals in pointed white hats

The wide stone facade of St. Peter's Basilica with its dome behind, seen from the paved square under a deep blue sky, with visitors in front

A yellow Poste Vaticane postbox with white lettering, standing on a yellow base against a wall of swirling grey and brown marble

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Rome, Italy

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The Colosseum in Rome seen from a low angle in early morning light, its tall curved outer wall of arches rising against a blue sky

The Colosseum seen from across a grassy field of ruins on an overcast day, with crowds of visitors gathered along its base and the tall broken outer wall on the left

A row of tall, weathered ancient columns of different heights beside the Colosseum, with a white tent below them and the curved arches of the Colosseum behind under a cloudy sky

A small handheld gimbal camera with its screen showing the view, set on a stone ledge in front of a blurry sunset over the terracotta rooftops and streets of Rome

Saki The Wanderer and a friend smiling for a selfie outside Saravanaa Bhavan in Rome, under its glowing neon sign and strings of small lights on the stone doorway

A metal pan of spaghetti in a bright tomato sauce with herbs, served on a paper placemat at a vegetarian restaurant in Rome, with a glass of juice and a glass of water beside it

A marble fountain in Piazza della Rotonda, with carved dolphins and a stone face spouting water, a pigeon perched above it and a Latin inscription on the plinth, in front of yellow and cream buildings

The shopfront of the Om Hindu Mandir in Rome, with large posters of Vishnu in his universal form and of a saint in front of the Jagannath temple, and a sign in Hindi, English and Italian above the door