As I mentioned in the last post, a significant part of Pakistan is verdant agricultural land. Here is a continuation of that theme around Peshawar: These guys were selling strawberries along the road. A frequent sight (and the strawberries were really good): Now, of course, it isn’t all rolling hills and manicured fields as this … Continue reading
Most people don’t associate Pakistan with rivers and lush farmland. However, a large swath of territory around Peshawar is exactly that. One river village (that I unfortunately don’t know the name of) left a particularly favorable impression on me: It turned out that I was the first Westerner these girls had ever seen: So, naturally, … Continue reading
Now, anyone that knows me knows that I generally like animals even more than people. So, trust me when I relay that no animals were harmed in the following production… Still casting about for activities to kill time around Peshawar as we waited for the Khyber Pass to be opened again, Prince suggested that he … Continue reading
I found Sai Island to be quite remarkable – definitely one of my favorite places in Sudan. The island is one of the largest in the Nile Valley yet remains almost completely uninhabited today. This is despite the discovery of human remains that are over one hundred thousand years old and the presence of a … Continue reading
Strongly resembling the temple of Luxor, the temple of Soleb, situated on the west bank of the Nile River, is a well-preserved sandstone temple ordered by Amenhotep III (the ruler of Nubia at the time) in honor of the gods Amun-Re and Nebmaatre. Leading from a terraced temple on the Nile banks, a processional way … 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
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 Velvet Rocket 