photography – Brown Beyond Borders

Abandoned Aquacenter in Berlin: BLUB

(Berliner Luft- und Badeparadies) My first time in Berlin, I didn’t know anyone local to stay with, and I was an adventurous solo traveler. While I was teaching in Istanbul and planning my trip, I turned to couchsurfing and ended up linking with an Italian host, Giuseppe. He was friendly and gave great advice aboutContinue reading “Abandoned Aquacenter in Berlin: BLUB”

Chernobyl and Pripyat Ruins

I went to Ukraine in 2019 and, coincidentally, ended up going at the same time as one of my friends/coworkers. As soon as we found out we would be there together we started to plan out some of the trip. We decided we HAD TO see Chernobyl so we searched for some tours. We foundContinue reading “Chernobyl and Pripyat Ruins”

Space Roller Rink: Abandoned Chiang Mai

As always, I perk up with the opportunity to go see some urban ruins…so the Space Roller rink was the perfect chance to scope out a time capsule of another era in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I was intimidated to go alone to this ‘empty’ derelict place where I don’t REALLY know the lay of theContinue reading “Space Roller Rink: Abandoned Chiang Mai”