The sleeping homeless
The sleeping homeless – behind Square Jaques Brel, Brussels, a sunny afternoon (Saturday 3rd September 2016).
Stops and Stories
A travel blog about Stops and Stories. Read TheSupercargo’s Travel Blog for more detail or scroll down.
Book Boxes of Brussels – Les boites à livres
The book boxes – les boites à livres – are scattered across the city – they’re not always easy to find, but that makes looking for them a sport.
Paddy’s journey: Gifts, woods and broken roads
Gifts, woods and broken roads – a review of Patrick Leigh Fermor’s trilogy of books about walking across Europe in 1933, and the allure of his story.
People watching in the Louisiana cafeteria
Standing in line at the Louisiana cafeteria two children provide a distraction for the waiting queue – and almost make me hold the queue up in my turn.
Pop art illuminations in Louisiana
Pop art illuminations in the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, – the 85th most visited art museum in the world (says Wikipedia at the time I write this). Poul Gernes, Yayoi Kusama and others.
Alas, poor Yorick – his response to life is worth emulating
Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio. A fellow of infinite jest whose response to life I fain would emulate… I am on holiday in Denmark. In the tourist information centre at Helsingør, aparently!
Life in Mini-Europe
Life in Mini-Europe: it’s a life in plastic, but I’m not sure Barbie would feel at home here. There’s more going on that you might imagine.
Lisbon summer holiday – a photo essay
A Lisbon photo essay to round off my Lisbon series – the last couple of entries have been a bit wordy, so this time it’s mostly pictures to enjoy instead.
The Age of Discovery at Museu de Marinha
It’s always interesting to see what history museums choose to present, and the way they present it. It’s also telling to see what history they avoid presenting. Lisbon’s Museu de Marinha – the Maritime Museum – is a case in point.
Castelo de Sao Jorge – St George’s Castle
The Castelo de Sao Jorge – St George’s Castle – is a struggle to reach but a fine place from which to look out over Lisbon and back over Lisbon’s past.