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Category Archives: Middle East
Conflict Cartography
I was recently bemoaning the fact that the main stream media in the United States can’t seem to focus on more than two serious conflicts at the same time, and even then, the coverage is sorely lacking. But I just … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Europe, History, Maps, Middle East, Tech, USA
Tagged Cartography, Gaza, Israel, Ukraine
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How big was it
Growing up in and around New York City I have always been fascinated by the process of urbanization. So the animation (below) by Ollie Bye intrigued me. The examination of the growth of the world’s largest cities from 3000 BCE … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Europe, Film, History, Maps, Middle East, South America, USA
Tagged Caracol, demography, Urbanization
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Coffee Stories
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages know that I am passionate about both travel and coffee. So, I fell bigtime for the wonderful blog project called Coffee Receipt Stories. Four years ago, Japan-based Odding Wang was sitting in a cafe, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Middle East, Restaurants, South America, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged coffee shops, Columbia, Japan, Morocco
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Atlas of Antiquity
I don’t know how I missed the amazing site vici.org which offers an excellent interactive map of archeological sites. It’s easy to spend hours down the rabbit hole exploring the thousands of locations with significant ancient buildings or ruins. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Maps, Middle East, Museums, Tech, Tourism
Tagged archeology, Europe, History
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What Could Have Been
This video may make some folks uncomfortable, but it reflects the reality of what could have been. NB: If the video does not open in your browser, please click here.
The Disappointed Tourist
The Disappointed Tourist is a brilliant, on-going project in which artist Ellen Harvey is making paintings of places suggested by members of the public in response to the question: “Is there some place that you would like to visit or … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Middle East, Tourism, USA
Tagged automat, France, New York City, tourist attractions
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How to Help
Like many folks observing the latest conflict in the Middle East I have been feeling a sense of helplessness. At times like this often the only option is to identify organizations that are actually providing aid and support to people … Continue reading
Time Travel
In 1842, a French artist and scholar named Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey set out on a tour of the eastern Mediterranean to document sights and architecture via the brand new medium of photography. He started off in what is now … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, Europe, History, Middle East, Photography, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Israel, Rome, travel photography, Turkey
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Pity the Nation
Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave and eats a bread it does not harvest. Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero, and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful. Pity a nation that despises … Continue reading
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