Relaxing whilst my forthcoming "Only in Athens" guidebook is being proofread. The book is available to pre-order now from bookshops and online. More details at onlyinguides.com. #onlyinathens #onlyinguides #duncanjdsmith #theurbanexplorer #athens #athensgreece

A brief visit to the Argo-Saronic island of Poros during research for my forthcoming guidebook "Only in Athens". #athens #greece #onlyinathens #onlyinguides #poros #duncanjdsmith #theurbanexplorer

Classical ruins, Byzantine mosaics, and modern street art. A taster of my forthcoming guidebook "Only in Athens". Available to pre-order here: duncanjdsmith.com/only_in_gu… #athens #greece #onlyinathens #onlyinguides #theurbanexplorer #duncanjdsmith

A beautiful evening here in Athens, where I'm taking photos for my next 'Only In' guidebook.

Thanks to this reader for sharing photos of their trip to Trieste with my guidebook. There is nothing more satisfying to an author than knowing all the hard work is worthwhile! #trieste #onlyintrieste #onlyinguides #theurbanexplorer #duncanjdsmith

The way portraits used to be taken in the old days, with a pull down screen of one's choice. I liked this nautical scene! At the Atelier Vicente's studio on Madeira, opened in 1865 and now a museum. See less

Camara de Lobos, a fishing village outside Funchal on Madeira, where Winston Churchill came to paint in 1950. #madeira #winstonchurchill #portugal

Some classic cinemas in Vienna. Wonderful survivors from the past. I discuss cinema in Vienna in my guidebook "Only in Vienna" available from local booksellers and online. onlyinguides.com

The Urban Explorer/Only In Guides Newsletter - March 2026 - mailchi.mp/1af1f621b8f0/the-… Vienna Vampires; Fascinating Collections;: Shaw House; Underwater Clown!; Hotel Lives; Cinema Photo; Only in Tangier.

Just a few of Vienna's historic interiors. Discover these and more in my guidebook "Only in Vienna" available from booksellers and online. More details at onlyinguides.com

The Urban Explorer/Only In Guides Newsletter - February 2026 - mailchi.mp/0bc60ece3f4b/the-… Only in Marseille; Vienna to Infinity; Historic Curry House; Hamburg Revisited; Importance of Notebooks; Atlantis on Santorini; Only in Tangier. Sign-up at duncanjdsmith.com

In Vienna's Maria Am Gestade church there is a Baroque painting of the Crucifixion, mourners left, instigators right, the latter including a man with a jewelled headband. He is Vlad the Impaler, a Wallachian king whose battlefield exploits inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Heading to Tangier? Here are some books well worth reading. Admittedly one is my own recently-published "Only in Tangier" but taken together they offer an inspiring overview of this enthralling Moroccan city. #tangier #morocco #onlyinmorocco #onlyinguides #duncanjdsmith

Thanks to Interzone at 43 Rue Ahmed Ben Ajiba in Tangier for stocking my new "Only in Tangier" guidebook. This unique store sells Tangier-related books, films, music & clothes. #tangier #onlyintangier #onlyinguides #duncanjdsmith #theurbanexplorer #interzone

"Infinity of Light" is a temporary monumental light sculpture on the towers of Vienna's neo-Gothic Votive Church. The work of Viennese artist Billi Thanner, it takes the form of the symbol of infinity. #vienna #votivkirche #billithanner

I'm happy to say that my "Only in Marseille" guidebook is now stocked at the city's wonderful Librairie Jean Laffitte. #marseille #onlyinmarseille #onlyinguides #theurbanexplorer #duncanjdsmith