A photograph might be just an image. Words can become a story. Together they are an experience.

Monument placed on the town square in memory of the men of 9th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment.

Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery

Utah Beach

Our first Faces of Agira in 2021. Back then, we placed around 350 pictures of the 490 men who rest in this cemetery. In 2023 we hosted Faces of Agira again and placed 460 pictures. 

Sicily is an island with many faces. To us it feels a part of ourselves. We have done many researches and lots of exploring. Together with local friends we historically cover the island, from the Canadian, British and American sides.  

For history buffs like us Sicily is a most go destination. We recommend you a trip to the island and see places like this. Reach out to us and we'll try to find you a guide. 

Operation Dragoon is a less known operation and mainly overshadowed by D-Day in Normandy. But it is a very interesting area since it is both touristic and historical interesting. This specific picture is a farm in Le Muy which was an aid station during the first days of fighting. 

Monument commemorating the allied landings in the area of Le Muy in 1944. 

One of the reseaches we have done it that of Ted Kroon. Dutch from origin, he emigrated to Canada and joined the army. He sadly died on Sicily after Italian airplanes attacked the trucks they were sitting in. 

Major Michael John Reynell who was severly wounded during Vertitable, died in a Dutch hospital and is buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery in Nijmegen. We retraced his tracks from the start of the operation to the place is his buried. 

One of the many graves we visit regurarly.  

Many cemeteries show the other side of war. And alhough it's not our main focus in research, it is interesting to know about the German side too. It is part of exploring the war sites. 

Many time is spend researching the 1st Canadian Division. They started the fighting in Europe by invading Sicily and they ended their war liberating large parts of The Netherlands. This is Verwulft (square) in Haarlem. 

Just South of Nijmegen serious fighting took place during Operation Market Garden and later during Operation Veritable. Scars of battle are still visible. 

Although many tourists visit the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, many forget the family lived in Amsterdam before they went into hiding. Their home is still there and easy to visit. Old pictures of Anne can be found on google and can bring you back to where she lived with beautiful then&now moments. 

World War Explore is not only about the Second World War. We also explore the First World War areas. The Menin Gate is one of those MUST visits. 

Educating the next generations. That what we do. It's important to keep kids involved in commemorations and help them understand more about what happened years ago. Although it seems the be a long time ago, history is closer than you think.