Gart the Gnome is a travelling gnome

Gart is on the run. This is escapism in reverse!

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…

Havøygavlen Wind Farm – Norway

July 17, 2015

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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

June 30, 2015

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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

June 27, 2015

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

June 23, 2015

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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

May 31, 2015

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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

May 26, 2015

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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

May 21, 2015

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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

April 19, 2015

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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

April 12, 2015

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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

April 1, 2015

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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.

March 24, 2015

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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

March 15, 2015

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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

March 7, 2015

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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

February 28, 2015

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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

Palace of Culture and Science – Poland

February 19, 2015

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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,…