Piazza de Ferrari: The Ancient Port

View: Likesome coral hues: Rolls-Royce looking-glass

Tuscan road views: Plaque with street name. Notice how the I was placed above the L

A river view: Building with nice texture: Eye-pleasing “Ristoratore” plaque

Clock at Milan Central railway station: Scooters

Red reflection: The bus’s honk: Honk Approaching the town

Bricks: Other bricks: Yikes! A contamination lab

The train’s exterior (the pattern below is based on the region’s coat of arms)

Sanremo is my favorite city in the world. The sea

Ah, Genoa, the city of my childhood. It’s always nice to visit you

I came to Cherkizovo in Moscow Oblast to see the Afinsky-Kostryukov dacha, one of many Russian architectural treasures under threat of demolition

A bricky side-street: Attractive stones: Elaborately decorated gates

Wayfinding in the airport: A foldable table in a train

Having arrived in the UK for the first time in three and a half years, I recorded my first feelings

Bologna is home to many cicadas. They are everywhere: in the parks, next to homes, and in the city centre

I visited Milan many times over the years. But July 2019 was the first time that I actually enjoyed it there

I like to swim in lakes, not seas. But the Mediterranean Sea in Cap d’Ail is an exception

Suzdal is the most beautiful Russian town that I’ve been to so far