Spillover from the world’s largest photography festival.
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Slovenia Day Trips: 35 Minutes in Svetina, With an Introduction to Alma Karlin
Svetina, a small settlement in Slovenia’s eastern Styria region just south of Štore, is known regionally for two things: its parish church which dates back to at least the early 15th century, and as the final resting place for Alma Karlin, Slovenia’s most renowned female traveler of the early years of the 20th century.
Continue readingIn Transit: Nice to Geneva
Snow cover in the Southern French Alps on 20 April 2026.
Continue readingMiejski Park, Torun – Early Spring Birding Report
Park Miejski in the central Polish city of Toruń has two claims to fame: it is one of the oldest public city parks in Poland and was, prior to the First World War, the largest recreational area in West Prussia. It now has a third: the sight where I spotted my first Mandarin Duck.
Continue readingFour Photos From St. Peter’s Square, and Easter Messages
From a brief visit earlier this week.
Continue readingTrains and Stations, 1 April 2026
In Genoa, Ventimiglia and Rome.
Continue readingStill Life With Two Mallards, a Bottle, a Red Chair and a Shovel on the Vistula River
A fisherman’s throne near Torun, Poland, 20-March-2026.
Cap d’Ail at Sunset, 20 February 2026
Six photos from the first walk of the year along the seaside promenade from Monaco to Cap Mala.
Continue readingIce Flows on the Vistula
A freeze on Poland’s longest river.
Continue readingA Valle di Cembra Brief
A wine and hike reminder.
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From 11,000 meters.
Continue reading14 Photos from the 2026 Winter Olympic Super Team Ski Jumping Competition
Notes from my sixth Olympic Games.
Continue readingBirds and Hikes: Last Week in Kranjska Gora – February 15, 2026
My first Great Spotted Woodpecker and White-Throated Dipper.
Continue reading18 Photos of the Southern French Alps From Isola 2000
And a few peaks in the Cottian Alps in Piedmont.
Continue readingIn Transit: Nice to Zurich
Snow cover in the Southern French Alps on 6 February 2026.
Continue readingTacen Sava River Loop – Ljubljana Birding
My favorite birding loop in Ljubljana. For now.
Continue readingShelfie in Marseille
A shelfie at the Librarie de la Bourse, one of the oldest bookstores in Marseille.
Continue readingLast Week in Nice – January 25, 2026
Eleven snaps taken while out and about, with rain the prevailing theme.
Continue readingBus Stop, Krakow
Reflections at the Jubilat bus stop near the edge of old town in Krakow, Poland. ~~ Today’s Pic du Jour, the site’s 15th (!) straight, was snapped in Krakow, Poland, on 21 June 2014.
Parc Naturel Departemental de Vaugrenier – Birding Notebook
Vaugrenier Departmental Natural Park visit reports #2, #3 and #4.
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