Archive - Guido's World

Turkey | turning 30 at the crossroads of the world

On choosing Turkey for reasons deeper than sunsets and what I found once I got there

Jun 22 •

Vacation | Celebrating my 30th

The one with all the crazy lists

Jun 15 •

Greece | a photographer in the making goes from noob to professional in under 6 hours

Some thoughts on Greece and learning a new craft

Jun 8 •

Serbia, North Macedonia | the border and the ball

Through the haze of cigarette smoke and sport nostalgia: Serbia’s soul on display

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | all that we cannot see

Witnessing blindness: of the eyes, of nations, and of time

May 25 •

Switzerland, Slovenia | the quest for the Swiss Dream and the fairytale lake that I had never heard of

From Zürich’s crystal rivers to Slovenia’s Alpine gem—an unexpected journey through order, beauty, and surprise

May 18 •

Hungary, Slovakia, Austria | Or… a week in the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire

A tale of old towns, schnitzel, and a refugee

May 11 •

Poland | the Saint and the Devil

Between spontaneous choices and a haunting visit to Auschwitz, I came to see Poland through two lenses: one of reverence, and one of reckoning

May 4 •

April 2025

Germany | In the Shadow of the Cup and My Journey from Munich to Berlin

A Personal Tale of Soccer Dreams, Family Bonds, and Discovering New Corners of Germany

Apr 27 •

Czech Republic | Moonlight Over Charles Bridge, Memories of Chocolate Skies

From giant eggs in Brazil to spring markets in Prague — rediscovering Easter

Apr 20 •

Italy, Vatican | how not to plan a trip—and still end up in Rome

What a novel, a bookstore promise, and an old friend in Milan had to do with it

Apr 13 •

France, Monaco | sipping coffee in Monaco and sleeping in hostels

I’m writing this week’s chronicle from a café in Monaco, and this might just be the bougiest sentence I’ll ever write.

Apr 6 •

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