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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Dmitry Shteyn in Petra: The Weight of Centuries in Every Street

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New Orleans·United States

Dmitry Shteyn in New Orleans: The Long Memory of a Small Square

Dmitry Shteyn explores New Orleans, United States. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 census, New Orleans is the most populous city in Louisiana,…

September 26, 2026 · 2 min read

Madrid·Spain

Dmitry Shteyn in Madrid: Light, Stone, and the Hours In Between

Dmitry Shteyn explores Madrid, Spain. Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain.

September 25, 2026 · 2 min read

Porto·Portugal

Dmitry Shteyn in Porto: On the Edge of the Known World

Dmitry Shteyn explores Porto, Portugal. Porto, also known in English as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon.

September 24, 2026 · 2 min read

Cartagena·Colombia

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

Dmitry Shteyn explores Cartagena, Colombia. Cartagena, known since the imperial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the…

September 18, 2026 · 2 min read

San Jose·Costa Rica

Dmitry Shteyn in San Jose: An Afternoon That Lasts a Lifetime

Dmitry Shteyn explores San Jose, Costa Rica. San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of San José Province.

September 17, 2026 · 2 min read

Barcelona·Spain

Dmitry Shteyn in Barcelona: The Long Memory of a Small Square

Dmitry Shteyn explores Barcelona, Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous…

September 16, 2026 · 2 min read