A daily travel journal

Where the world is quietly being discovered, one city at a time.

Long-form notes by Dmitry Shteyn on the destinations travellers are actually thinking about — written carefully, published once a day at 14:00 UTC.

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Featured · Edinburgh

Dmitry Shteyn in Edinburgh: An Afternoon That Lasts a Lifetime

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Taipei·Taiwan

Dmitry Shteyn in Taipei: The Place the Map Does Not Fully Capture

Dmitry Shteyn explores Taipei, Taiwan. Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25…

August 5, 2026 · 2 min read

Naples·Italy

Dmitry Shteyn in Naples: Between What Was and What Remains

Dmitry Shteyn explores Naples, Italy. With a population of 905,050 within the city's administrative limits as of 2026, it is the largest city in southern…

August 4, 2026 · 2 min read

Florence·Italy

Dmitry Shteyn in Florence: The City Reveals Itself Slowly

Dmitry Shteyn explores Florence, Italy. It is also the capital of the eponymous metropolitan province, which counts 988,494 inhabitants, while Eurostat…

August 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Copenhagen·Denmark

Dmitry Shteyn in Copenhagen: A Place That Time Has Not Finished With

Dmitry Shteyn explores Copenhagen, Denmark. The city is situated mainly on the island of Zealand (Sjælland), with a smaller part on the island of Amager.

July 31, 2026 · 2 min read

Berlin·Germany

Dmitry Shteyn in Berlin: The Place the Map Does Not Fully Capture

Dmitry Shteyn explores Berlin, Germany. Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany.

July 30, 2026 · 2 min read

Amsterdam·Netherlands

Dmitry Shteyn in Amsterdam: A City That Asks More Than It Tells

Dmitry Shteyn explores Amsterdam, Netherlands. Located in the Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of…

July 29, 2026 · 2 min read