Away Fixture https://away-fixture.com Travel writing by Erik C. Taylor — dispatches from away grounds around the world. en-us Ce Qui Nous Lie https://away-fixture.com/entries/bordeaux.html https://away-fixture.com/entries/bordeaux.html Mon, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200 A weekend in Bordeaux. On Italian train companions, the Way of Life, a laptop in a café, and a river that binds the beautiful to the unforgivable. Sunset at the Stade Atlantique https://away-fixture.com/entries/fcgb.html https://away-fixture.com/entries/fcgb.html Mon, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200 A pilgrimage to watch a fallen giant. On Roberto Baggio, video game allegiances, and a 42,000-seat stadium that sits mostly empty. Still Conquerors https://away-fixture.com/entries/copenhagen.html https://away-fixture.com/entries/copenhagen.html Mon, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200 Copenhagen is too orderly. On Vikings as nation builders, Hans Christian Anderson's ugly duckling, and why the Danes funnel their chaos into football. Exoskeletons of Ego https://away-fixture.com/entries/chateaux.html https://away-fixture.com/entries/chateaux.html Wed, 26 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100 A rainy Saturday touring three Loire Valley châteaux. On mourning widows, dirty goat cheese, creepy mannequins, and why Chambord could only ever end in revolution. A Different Season https://away-fixture.com/entries/a-different-season.html https://away-fixture.com/entries/a-different-season.html Sun, 23 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100 Solo in France. On finding rhythm in a foreign city, the Gallo-Roman wall in Tours, and the switch that controls the seasons. 19,000 Faithful Atheists https://away-fixture.com/entries/now-i-can-die-happy.html https://away-fixture.com/entries/now-i-can-die-happy.html Sun, 23 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100 Prague again, for a rerun. On cathedrals and bones, the Dumb Camel of Kutná Hora, and a Europa League night where losing never felt so good. The 700-Year Decline https://away-fixture.com/entries/the-700-year-decline.html https://away-fixture.com/entries/the-700-year-decline.html Sat, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100 Prague peaked in the 1340s. On churches without parishioners, the Czech art of being miserable, and why the Soviets shelled the natural history museum.