New York- I have a new vlog out on my Fabled City channel this week where I explore the sprawling Bronze Age trading centre known as Akrotiri on the Cycladic island of Thera, known far more widely as Santorini. I’d…
New York-Although I’ve been back home for a solid few weeks now, I’de been way to busy to edit and upload my Greece travel vlogs but here is the first in a short series. The hilltop village of Pyrgos that…
New York- In this vlog I return from deeply troubled Ukraine to the safety and security of Schengen Europe. All the while not sleeping in a hotel, just powering through from one leg of the journey to the next.
Thera- Having come to Greece, or the Hellenic Republic as it’s actually called in English or Hellas more colloquially, for over two decades, I have a deep attachment to the place. But my personal history and relationship is a very…
Thira- I’ve been existing in my news vacuum here for just about two weeks. I wanted to see if I could go 14 days without ingesting any news. Taking a break from breaking news on beheading videos, leading from behind…
“A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time”-Homer, The Odyssey Thira- Back on Santorini after two months in Barcelona doing some long form writing and not near the bustle of any…
Paris & Athens- Firstly I want to thank Jean-Luc Marret and the staff of his Fondation de la Recherche Stratégique for hosting me and allowing me to speak at their global terrorsim conference yesterday. The title of my talk was…