by Michael Durickas | Sep 17, 2017 | Historic Sites, Travel
These photographs are of the capital of the France’s champagne region. That is, they are of the scenic city of Troyes in the North-central Aube region and capture just a small part of the old city. They begin with a walk down Ruelle des Chats which is said to have...
by Michael Durickas | Sep 9, 2017 | Nature, Travel
I took these aerial photographs while flying from Reykjavik to Brussels earlier this summer. The quality isn’t perfect as I was shooting from a commercial airline but I am pretty sure we were over the Iceland’s Skaftafell preserve area of wilderness and glaciers. The...
by Michael Durickas | Apr 5, 2017 | Events, International Relations, Travel
The international community gathered in Brussels today for the EU hosted conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region,” and while renewed commitment to last year’s pledges in London was expected, after 6 years of war the situation on the ground remains...
by Michael Durickas | Oct 1, 2016 | Italy, Travel
When looking for the freshest fruits and vegetables of Calabria, one only needs to follow the coastal highway to find a farmer proudly displaying their harvest. Cutting out the middle man, you’ll find locals along route 106 who are happy to tell you the story behind...
by Michael Durickas | Sep 2, 2016 | Historic Sites, Italy, Travel
I was recently guided through the ruins of Scylletium, an ancient city resting along Italy’s Gulf of Squillace. It was established as a Greek colony in the days before Caesar, although lore has it that Ulysses himself founded the city after a tiresome ‘Odyssey.’...
