I took this picture from the Sinai Peninsula across the Red Sea to the coast of Saudi Arabia just a couple of days ago… At night, it was pitch black over there without any signs of human habitation at all. Farther up the coast, in Jordan, there were a number of visible lights from towns, … Continue reading
Author Archives: Justin
Road Signs You Don’t See Every Day
I was amused by these road signs I noticed when driving across Israel’s Negev Desert… Having done most of my driving in the United States, these were a little outside the sphere of familiar signs to me. Continue reading
Programming Notes
When The Velvet Rocket occasionally goes dark for stretches of time, it is not because our staff are on strike or because we are being lazy. No, it is because we are out investigating and developing new content for your viewing pleasure. That shall be the situation for the next couple of weeks as we … Continue reading
Driving Through The Sicilian Countryside
I’ve been giving you a lot on the cities and towns of Sicily lately, but what about rural Sicily, which makes up the majority of the island? I’m glad you inquired because below is what rural Sicily looks like… Now, I don’t have much commentary on these specific scenes as I just took these pictures … Continue reading
Taormina, Sicily
Taormina is a small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, found north of the city of Catania and close to Mount Etna… Given the region of the world in which it is found, Taormina, of course, has an extensive history which stretches back to pre-Greek times. Taormina has been inhabited or … Continue reading
Photo Of The Day: A Portrait Of The Artist As An Old Man
My Italian and I randomly encountered this artist as we were wandering around Rome one day… He had set up small signs with the names of various sites of cultural or historical significance written on them and then had various objects placed next to the sign that carried some sort of symbolism (symbolism that only … Continue reading
Paintings Of The Day: Mort Künstler
I love this old “pulp magazine” style of artwork… As the title implies, these are all by Mort Künstler: Continue reading
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