Stories

Stories that matter. The people, fables and legends that have shaped our world. And the pervasive humanity that percolates us all.

Skyline of Tokyo

Tsukiji to Toyosu

In 1935, the world’s largest wholesale fish market opened in a neighborhood called Tsukiji, occupying prime Tokyo real estate right in the center of the city. 83 years later, on October 6th 2018, it finally symbolically shuttered its doors and…

Fez panorama while coming back from Borj Nord (North Fort)

Amidst the rooftops of Fes (Fez)

“I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours”― Bob Dylan As we approached our first sunset in the unique town of Fez, we scrambled to find a place to get a bird’s eye view of…

One of the purported 9,000 alleys of the old medina in Fes (Fez) Morocco

The 90,000 alleys of Morocco

Are there really 90,000 alleys in Morocco? Who really knows, but it feels like there are a whole lot more. The Fes (Fez) medina, or old town, is the largest car-free zones in the world, and is itself said to have…

Soccer around the World

It is the most popular sport in the world – played by over 250 million people across more than 200 countries. And there is a simple reason for it – all you need is a spherical object which can be…

The infamous entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau with the foreboding railway tracks

The Death March at Auschwitz

The largest of the SS concentration camps existed at the Auschwitz complex – a network of 2 large camps and 45 other satellite camps within a couple of miles of each other. The seed was sown at what is known…