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
While in Brazil, we spent the majority of our time based in the fishing village of Lagoa Azeda. Lagoa Azeda is very, very far off the tourist track which is just what we wanted. It is first and foremost a fishing village: I walked around the village when we first arrived to give you a … Continue reading
The power pole unfortunately obscures it, but George W. Bush’s face is on the head of the snake: These lost a bit of their impact for me when I was informed that the government pays people to paint these murals of anti-American sentiments: The picture isn’t entirely clear, but that is a crushed and bloody … Continue reading
It has been a while – too long – since Team Ames and Team Boers pursued an adventure together. So, it was with great pleasure that I, accompanied by my Italian, met up with Brandon and Amanda in Brazil. I’m a big fan of bees… and honey. Turns out my close family has the same … Continue reading
Actually, our trip through Albania was not intended as a bunker tour, but it is difficult for any trip through Albania to not take on this feel given the literally millions of bunkers scattered across the country (more on that later). We crossed into Albania from Macedonia by utilizing the border crossing at Debar. This … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 