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A journal about travel, history, and philosophy. New pieces land slowly.
NotesBefore the first piece
Some trips end at the airport. The good ones keep unpacking themselves for months. A note before the first real piece.
EssaysBalat, Istanbul — The City of Colours
A rain-soaked wander through Balat, Istanbul's most colourful neighbourhood — history, cats, menemen, and the quiet art of getting beautifully lost.
EssaysSeven Rainy Days in Istanbul
A flight from Manchester. A trip rerouted by a war. A week of soaked streets in Istanbul, kebabs in lamplit rooms, and a city that has seen all this before.
EssaysNo One Has Seen the Aftermath
A long evening, a small ledger of unfair things, and the question every honest person asks at least once. Not an answer. An honest record.
EssaysNotes from a Tower
A long afternoon at the Tower of London, watching three million people a year queue past a thousand years of history. A note on what we are doing when we travel — and what is, quietly, doing it back to us.
EssaysThe Economy of Looking
A critical look at the attention economy, the algorithm that runs it, and the millions of men whose scrolling makes the whole machine profitable.