The secret life of walls. Street Art in Europe.
When I travel, I’m as likely to hunt for murals as museums, because street art feels alive: it’s political, playful, and sometimes defiant. From graffiti-tagged trains in Belgium to a hidden unicorn mural in a Granada car park, each wall tells a story,
A Week in Kars: From City Streets to the Lost Armenian City of Ani.
Most travellers from the Dogu Express stay in Kars for just one night before crossing into Georgia. I stayed a week. Tucked deep in Eastern Turkey, Kars feels both remote and layered — a place shaped by borders, history and various empires. From its towering citadel to the haunting ruins of Ani, once an Armenian capital, it’s a region that sits quietly at the edge.