The Archive
A complete collection of considered itineraries, mountain sanctuaries, and coastal routes.
01Val d'Orcia & Tuscany, Italy
Morning markets, stone fortress ridges at dusk, and Brunello cellars. A road journey shaped for lingering rather than rushing.
Self-drive from Florence · San Gimignano · Siena · Montalcino · Pienza
02Portofino & Monaco
From Milan's neoclassical pace to Portofino's sea entrance and Monaco's high corniche. Finished with a rotor-blade descent into Nice.
Milan → Genoa by rail · Genoa → Portofino by sea · Coastal rail into Monaco · Helicopter, Monaco Heliport → Nice
03Mt. Olympus, Greece
40.0856° N, 22.3585° E · Elevation 2,918m
Ancient alpine trails, morning mist over the Enipeas gorge, and silence above the clouds. Raw granite and mountain air.
04The Amalfi Corridor, Italy
Cliffside villages stacked above the Tyrrhenian, a private driver who knows every hairpin, and the high-speed train back into Rome.
Naples arrival · Private drive to Positano · Amalfi & Ravello · Frecciarossa high-speed rail to Rome
05Sicily & Malta
A private-guided expedition through Taormina's Greek theatre, Savoca's film-set village, the white cliffs of Scala dei Turchi — then a short flight to Malta.
Taormina · Savoca · Scala dei Turchi · Flight to Malta
06Crete, Greece
Hidden gorges, untouched South Coast coves, and slow evenings in stone villages. Written from a local's perspective.
07Cairo, Riyadh & Dubai
Antiquity meets modern desert ambition: the pyramids at dawn, Riyadh's restored mud-brick heart, and Dubai's skyline rising out of the dunes.
Cairo & Giza · Flight to Riyadh · AlUla or Diriyah · Flight to Dubai