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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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New Cities on YouTube

December 22, 2024
Tags: city, Saudi Arabia, design, YouTube, placed thoughts, place, Internet

The Future Oblisco

December 21, 2024
Tags: cairo, skyscraper, architecture, design, YouTube, dubai

A Previous Visitor

July 11, 2024
Tags: Egypt, Israel, war, YouTube, museum

The Beating Heart

January 22, 2022
Tags: dubai, expo, design, screens, YouTube

Clip of Unloading

January 13, 2022
Tags: dubai, port, ships, containers, industrialism, globalization, infrastructure, YouTube

Happy Containers

January 13, 2022
Tags: dubai, ships, transportation, port, skyline, city, YouTube, containers