Scenes from Sultanahmet
As with many of the world’s great places, images of Istanbul are instantly recognisable. Icons are everywhere in this town,...
As with many of the world’s great places, images of Istanbul are instantly recognisable. Icons are everywhere in this town,...
The sky darkened as evening turned to night. I clutched a kebab, the smell of the dürüm-wrapped meat wafting deliciously...
By the time we left Romania we were running on empty. Out of both energy and motivation after five weeks...
Sighisoara, in central Romania, is one of those places where nothing seems to happen in much of a hurry. It...
I knew virtually nothing about Brasov before I went. To be fair, that is not a rare occurrence. My “research”...
It seemed like a good idea at the time. We were in Mostar, in southern Bosnia, and hadn’t been to...
I didn’t quite know what to make of Mostar. In the eyes of the many coachloads of tourists that come...
The door was yanked open. Light flooded in. A man in a uniform barked instructions, holding out his hand. Passport? ...
I'm Dave Dean. In 2011 I quit my job, sold everything I owned, and set off to live, work and wander round the world, armed with a backpack, a good pair of boots, and no return ticket.
THIS IS MY STORY.