The people behind the pages.
A small editorial staff and a network of contributors, spread across roughly a dozen countries.
Elena Ferretti
Former features editor at a small European travel monthly. Lives in Turin and writes mostly about Piedmont and Liguria.
Marek Nowak
Ten years covering Central and Eastern Europe. Splits time between Gdańsk and Warsaw.
Aoife Byrne
Based in Galway. Long-time contributor on the west coast of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.
Kenji Watanabe
Kyoto-based writer and translator. Deep interest in rural Japan and small-scale craft.
Iva Marković
Fact checking, translation and local coordination across the Balkans.
Tomás Alves
Documentary photographer based in Porto. Long-term projects on Iberian rural life.
Sarah Klein
Berlin-based, focusing on post-industrial landscapes across Germany and the Low Countries.
Hana Novak
Editorial review, ethics and language. Based in Ljubljana.
Contact local librarians, archives, and regional cultural organizations before an article's fieldwork begins.
Original imagery for every article. No stock, no AI, no drone over homes.
Region specialists, often local, sometimes based nearby for years.
Independent editorial review of every piece before publication.