You’re a ghost on the highway And I’ll love you forever Ghost Highway by Mazzy Star The derelict station at the corner of Melton St. and Drummond St. is partially hidden behind construction fencing. The craftmanship on display is worth a closer look : purple red sang-de-boeuf terracotta tiles cover the boarded up ticket hall.… Read More
Peiraiki-Patraiki : the chronicle of an industry’s death foretold
“So many coincidences for the untrammelled fulfilment of a death so clearly foretold.” Gabriel Garcia Marques, Chronicle of a Death Foretold The tall, ghostly tower is a familiar sight at the waterfront industrial zone of Patras, Greece. Visible from the 6 lane motorway upon entering the city from the west, the Peiraiki-Patraiki tower is standing… Read More
In this long weekend trip, we will be exploring landmarks and locations relating to 3 centuries of foreign intervention in Finland : from the Great Northern War in the 1700’s, to the Cold War in the 1950’s and up to this day Upcoming tour dates : 25 June 2021 A narrative of epic proportions, and… Read More
Raw, atypical, and brutally honest – as never experienced before. Are you ready to see Greece in its darker shades of blue? Read More
Urban exploration, derelict places, rust, grime and redemption from our Band of Bandos Read More
Concentration City : exploring the human dimension of post-industrial decay in Patras, Greece.
“In the night air they passed the shells of concrete towers, blockhouses half buried in rubble, giant conduits filled with tyres, overhead causeways crossing broken roads [….] In the suburbs of Hell, Travis walked in the flaring light of the petrochemical plants” J.G. Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition Across the impressive new port of Patras in… Read More
Rust and Revelry in Charleroi : Out and about a Belgian city marked with post-industrial decay
Out and about a Belgian city marked with post-industrial decay Read More
LA CONQVISTA DELLA TERRA : discovering the hidden remains of Mussolini’s colonial empire in Rhodes, Greece
Discovering the hidden remains of Mussolini’s colonial empire in Rhodes, Greece Read More
Green Line 1974 : slipping into no man’s land in Nicosia, Cyprus
A visit at the De-militarized Zone in Nicosia, Cyprus Read More
The Fairytale Castle of Agrili – A Prologue
About the origin of urban exploration Read More