Avangard Hotel
We do love an abandoned place, especially if it is a rather brutalist Soviet affair. The Avangard hotel complex on Lake Sevan, Armenia, is one of these – a vast unfinished pr
Stadsaal
The Stadtsaal (Stadsaal) caves are a series of inter-leading caves in the Cederberg Wilderness area. ‘Stadsaal’ means city hall in Afrikaans, which seems like a rather strange
Murghab
The highest town in Tajikistan. Murghab is also one of the highest permanently inhabited places on earth. At 3,600 meters above sea level, with a population around 4,000, Murghab (
The Lemon Squeezer
Designed by Portuguese architect Nuno Craveiro Lopes this brutalist church, commonly known as the “Lemon Squeezer”, was completed in 1962. Located in Maputo’s Polana neighbou
The Legend of Gunna
We love a location with a great backstory – Gunnuhver is a folk tale that has been passed down over the centuries by word of mouth. This Icelandic folk tale involves a former
Augrabies
Hendrik Wikar, a Swedish mercenary, was the first European to encounter the falls. He ‘discovered’ Augrabies in October 1778 while wandering toward the Gariep River after facin
Pella
Based solely on pictures taken from a book, Pella Cathedral was built by a couple of French missionaries between 1882 and 1895, battling intense heat and isolation. Brother Leo W
Remarkable Rocks
When you go down under, on the continent also known as down under, and jump on a ferry to a small stretch of land known for its kangaroos and other assorted wildlife, you will even
Old Pomene Hotel
The Old Pomene Hotel was built in 1964 in Mozambique after the shipwreck of the Portuguese ship Berea, a cargo ship carrying sugar. Recovery efforts led to the construction of a ro
Aalam Ordo
Aalam Ordo (or the ‘Centre of the Universe”), was an epic project initiated under a president now long removed from power. Constructed in 2009, the complex is situated on the s