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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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What I’m reading,
Nov & Dec 2024:

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Greetings from Cairo

December 16, 2024
Tags: cairo, city, postcards, design

Building the Empty Crescent

December 15, 2024
Tags: ancient Egypt, river, palace, city, archeology

City of the Sun

December 15, 2024
Tags: ancient Egypt, city, religion, archeology

Measuring the Nile

December 14, 2024
Tags: cairo, water, river, medieval, quran

All Just a Dream, a Vacuum, a Scheme

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

The Blue Squiggly Nile

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, river, map, desert, city

Novel Cafe

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, novel, cafe, amusement park, sign, money

Toning Down the Bright Colors

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, amusement park, design, globalization

Globally Amusing Ourselves

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, globalization, amusement park, TikTok, t-shirts, sign

Dreampark

December 10, 2024
Tags: cairo, amusement park, sign, dream

Worship in Dream and in Truth

December 10, 2024
Tags: cairo, mosque, architecture

Absurd Dream #1

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

Starter Dreams

December 09, 2024
Tags: cairo, house, suburb, wealth

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
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