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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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development

More Future Please!

December 20, 2024
Tags: cairo, education, university, development, google earth

All Just a Dream, a Vacuum, a Scheme

December 13, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, desert, development, river, water

Absurd Dream #1

December 09, 2024
Tags: cairo, photography, development, advertisement

In Dreams Begin More Dreams

December 08, 2024
Tags: cairo, wealth, design, development

Dreamland Next Door

December 07, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, development, desert, aesthetic

Mall of Egypt

December 06, 2024
Tags: cairo, mall, development, dubai

West Same as the East

December 04, 2024
Tags: cairo, development, residences, sign, Egypt

The Aimlessness of Egypt

December 03, 2024
Tags: cairo, desert, development, motorcycle, Egypt

The Smart Village

December 02, 2024
Tags: cairo, technology, corporations, development

Seeing the Workers

December 01, 2024
Tags: cairo, development, laborers, dubai

Abandoning the Nile

December 01, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, river, development, city

Glass Mastabas

December 01, 2024
Tags: cairo, ancient Egypt, tourism, hotel, development

The Coming Hotels

November 30, 2024
Tags: cairo, hotel, development, Egypt, airport

Twilight of a Museum

November 26, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, statue, development

Desert Dreams

October 31, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, desert, development, books, bookstore, university
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