It’s hard to find somewhere much more desolate than this – except perhaps Bouvet Island. “This” is in the middle of the Sahara desert in Sudan. It wasn’t always like this though as the petrified forest pictured below proves. Hard to find a greater contrast in a “now” and “then” scenario, isn’t it? Transiency is … Continue reading
The Mound of Glory is a memorial complex, located 21 km from Minsk, Belarus on the Moscow Highway that is intended to honor Soviet soldiers who fought during World War II. It was established in 1969 on the 25th anniversary of the “liberation” of Belarus from the Nazis during Operation Bagration (1944) by bringing in … Continue reading
My Italian and I witnessed an interesting scene in Caracas, Venezuela, dear readers, and even after much debate, we could not conclude what had happened. I’ll outline for you exactly what took place and then please let me know which you think it was. The picture above was taken in the exact spot where the … Continue reading
The Cendere Bridge (also known as Severan Bridge, Chabinas Bridge or in Turkish: Cendere Köprüsü) is situated within the national park that contains Mount Nemrut. You wouldn’t go widely out of your way to see it, but if you are already visiting Mount Nemrut, it is worth checking out. The bridge is constructed of 92 … Continue reading
Continuing with the theme of Nubianism… I doubt Nubianism is a word, but I am not really concerned because it works. As I alluded to in the previous post, the area of the Nile valley known as Nubia that lies within present day Sudan was home to three Kushite kingdoms during antiquity: the first with … Continue reading
The proper spelling of “Meroe” is actually “Meroë” but I lack the ability to produce such a character with my keyboard and do not wish to “cut and paste” the proper spelling of the name in every time. Anyway, on to some background: Meroe served as the last capital of the Kushite Kingdom that based … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 