Gart the Gnome’s blog
Gart the Gnome is a travelling gnome. He travels around the world, sees places and meets people. Ok, I admit, it’s a fact that I escaped from MoMA. But I had a good reason. Read more…
![Havoygavlen Wind Farm, Norway](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Havoygavlen-Wind-Farm-Norway-2-269x218.jpg)
Havøygavlen Wind Farm – Norway
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Hi Folks!There’s something quite peculiar in Norway. Norwegians are ancestors of the most brutal Vikings tribes. They’ve settled the most remote…
![Colosseum - Rome](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Colosseum-from-outside-Rome-269x218.jpg)
Colosseum – Rome
Hi Folks,This is Colosseum, or more formally the Flavian Amphitheatre. I didn't know men could build such things. After it was completed in 80 AD,…
![LEGO Modulex M20 Gart the Gnome](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LEGO-Modulex-M20-picture-2-269x218.jpg)
Lego Modulex M20 – Gart
Hi Folks!There's this Magnus G. from Denmark who keeps sending me photos of awesome Lego creations he's made. The bricks used for this piece are Lego-collectors…
![Bonifacio - Corsica, France](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Bonifacio-Corsica-France-269x218.jpg)
Bonifacio – Corsica, France
Hi Folks!France is the most visited country in the world ranked by the number of international tourist arrivals. That's an impressive achievement…
![Bosa - Sardinia, Italy](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Bosa-Sardinia-Italy-269x218.jpg)
Bosa – Sardinia, Italy
Hi Folks!Bosa is a picturesque town on the west coast of Sardinia. Bosa's landmark Serravalle's Castle is further up on the hill guarding the medieval…
![Nuraghe Santu Antine - Sardinia, Italy](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Nuraghe-Santu-Antine-Sardinia-Italy-269x218.jpg)
Nuraghe Santu Antine – Sardinia, Italy
Hi Folks!This, my friends, is a nuraghe. Nuraghes were built by Nuragic people; I do not think the similarity in the name of the people and the construction…
![Mount Altura Fort - Sardinia, Italy](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Mount-Altura-Fort-Sardinia-Italy-269x218.jpg)
Mount Altura Fort – Sardinia, Italy
Hi Folks!On times like these it is fantastic to see a military base that has been turned into a recreational area. There are no firearms in the legendary…
![MAMAN - Louise Bourgeois](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/MAMAN-Louise-Bourgeois-269x218.jpg)
MAMAN – Louise Bourgeois
Hi Folks!Louise Bourgeois's monumental spider sculpture MAMAN (1999) is a sight. This brown, furry, 9.2 meters tall, motherly figure with eight legs…
![Self-Portrait - Robert Mapplethorpe](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Self-Portrait-Robert-Mapplethorpe-269x218.jpg)
Self-Portrait – Robert Mapplethorpe
Hi Folks!Robert Mapplethorpe said what I thought: "I want to see something I've never seen before." And when I saw some of Mapplethorpe's art, I also…
![Times Square - New York City](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Times-Square-New-York-City-269x218.jpg)
Times Square – New York City
Hi Folks,I teamed up with these guys to fight the first world problems, and there wouldn't be a more appropriate place to start the fight than the…
![Washington Monument - Washington, D.C.](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Washington-Monument-Washington-D.C.-269x218.jpg)
Washington Monument – Washington, D.C.
Hi Folks,I took my chances with the Agency and visited Washington D.C briefly. I could not believe my eyes when I saw this beauty. I always thought…
![Tenerife - Canary Islands](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Tenerife-Canary-Islands-269x218.jpg)
Tenerife – Canary Islands
Hi Folks!It was a bit chilly in Dublin; Madrid was mildly breezy; Tallinn and Warsaw were wintry; but St. Petersburg was just freezing. The Agency was…
![The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood - St. Petersburg, Russia](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Church-of-the-Savior-on-Blood-St.-Petersburg-Russia-269x218.jpg)
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood – St. Petersburg
Hi Folks!Or would 'Privyet droog!' be more appropriate. Listen to the official soundtrack for the post here: RussianFrontier.Some claim that the…
![Elephants Walking Through Grass - Nick Brandt](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Elephants-Walking-Through-Grass-Nick-Brandt-269x218.jpg)
Elephants Walking Through Grass – Nick Brandt
Hi Folks!All the youtubers out there might know this already, but please let me tell you what's going on in the photo and state the obvious: "Alright,…
![Palace of Culture and Science - Warsaw, Poland](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Palace-of-Culture-and-Science-Warsaw-Poland-269x218.jpg)
Palace of Culture and Science – Poland
Hi Folks!The Palace of Culture and Science is a gift from the Soviet Union to the people of Poland. And understandably its reputation is controversial,…
![Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - Madrid, Spain](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Estadio-Santiago-Bernabeu-Madrid-Spain-269x218.jpg)
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu – Madrid
Hi Folks!This is Real Madrid C.F.'s mythical stadium and a glimpse of Madrid's skyline. Santiago Bernabéu is the place where legends are born…
![Fat Margaret - Tallinn, Estonia](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Fat-Margaret-Tallinn-Estonia-269x218.jpeg)
Fat Margaret – Tallinn, Estonia
Hi Folks!Tallinn is one of the most exciting capitals in Baltia, right after Riga and Vilna. And this grey tower is the landmark of the Old Town.…
![Bray Head - Ireland](https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bray-Head-Ireland-269x218.jpg)
Bray Head – Ireland
Hi Folks!I sang, "As I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry mountains. I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin'.., " when I hiked over the…