- Ancient History
- History
- Medieval History
- American History
- Latin and South American History
- European History
- World History
- Art and Artists
- Renaissance Art
- 17th-19th Century Art
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Artists
- Ancient and Modern Philosophy
- Travel and Culture
- Interviews
- Religion
- Answers
- Stories
- Collecting Art
- Film and Cinematic Artistry
- News
- Free Historical Maps and Infographics
Alex Johnson
Alex splits his time between rural North Yorkshire and the remote Shetland Islands, spending every minute possible discovering new places. When he’s not traveling, he is writing to suppress the wanderlust. Alex published his first book in 2023, and when not working on the next, is always on the hunt for new destinations to provide the inspiration for more. Alex thrives on all things travel, but his main areas of interest are transportation, accommodation, and off-the-beaten-track destinations. He has a particularly keen interest in the UK, Eastern & Northern Europe, Turkey & Caucasia, the Levant, and the USA.
Education:University of AberdeenMA History & PoliticsExpertise:Articles by Alex Johnson
Giants may be the stuff of legends but the landscapes that inspired those legends are real. Finn MacCool is an integral part of Irish history.
When a man in Cappadocia took a sledgehammer to his basement wall in 1963, he accidentally discovered a vast underground city.
The Pera Palace, one of Istanbul’s grandest hotels, has inspired and featured in some of the 20th century’s finest literature.
At the meeting point of Jordan, Egypt, and Israel, Aqaba has always been a crossroads. The city’s history shows how location and religion shape borders.
A few miles from the overstated lavishness of the Palm and Jumeirah there is another side to Dubai. Old Dubai is the city’s hidden treasure.