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Forgotten History: The City Buried Beneath the Snow
Explore the history of a city forgotten to time and the great poet who was born there.
March 2019
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Where to Find the Cock-of-the Rock
Two hours northwest of Quito is San Carlos. This small town would be unremarkable if it were not for the fact that it is the gateway to the Mindo Valley. For it is here that …
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The History Behind Malta’s Iconic Balconies
If Malta is known for one thing, it’s its balconies. Sure, there are overhanging covered balconies everywhere in the world, but Malta, particularly, seems to have fetishized them, so much so that they are commonly …
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Morocco and the Culture of Prostitution
There are a lot of reasons to dislike Morocco. For one, its doubtful that any country on earth has a larger population of touts. They swarm around you, constantly buzzing in your ear like flies …
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The Sanctuary of Lalish
The following is a previously unpublished account of my January 2017 trip to Lalish in Kurdistan.