The Air Around It
…become ordinary again. “The Air Around It” was first published in the US by CounterPunch and has now appeared in Spanish as “El aire que la rodea” in El Cuaderno….
Lest We Forget
…to. Click over to read the originally published version in Spanish in el HOY or read the English translation below. (PDF en castellano abajo) What hit me most wasn’t the…
Storage never looked so good. Caceres, Spain
…you the world’s third largest intact Arabic cistern (aljibe). Who knew? #museum #underground #getaway #medieval #water #ancient #arches #ancientrome #publicworks #oldstone #arabicarchitecture #cisterns #aljibe #waterconservation #archtecture Originally published on Trazzler…
The Journey in Reverse
…read the difficult parts for us. The Journey in Reverse, published in English in SUR in English and in Spanish in HOY, asks what we risk surrendering when we stop…
Soaking it in, Alhama de Granada, Spain
…#spa #history #hotsprings #swimming #bath #getaway #ruins #medieval #muslim #muslimarchitecture #hammam #arab #canyon #islam #therapeutic #relaxing #remote #roman #ancient #andalusia #bathhouse #islamicarchitecture #geologicalanomaly #andalucia #ancientrome #ibnbattutah Originally published on Trazzler…
Come Back, Shane
…and the ringmaster isn’t even pretending anymore. That collision—between childhood myth, my father’s quiet admiration, and the present political spectacle—became the seed for an article I just published in CounterPunch…
The Feria del Queso in Trujillo, Spain
…#cheesy #cheese #village #getaway #foodie #gourmet #dairy #chowhound #extremadura #locavore #goatsmilk #producers #artesinal #cabrales #cheesefestival #dortadelcasar #quesolaserena #iboes #manchego #tetilla #rawmilkcheese #rawmilk #spanishcheese #sheepsmilk #cowsmilk #obsessionscheese Originally published on Trazzler…
The Iranian Deathstar, the Oljaytu Mausoleum
…all? #architecture #history #religion #getaway #muslim #unescoworld heritage site #islam #unesco #starwars #tomb #quirky #eclectic #giant #renaissance #mausoleum #islamicarchitecture #14thcentury #dome #duomo #brick #persia #mongols #persianarchitecture Originally published on Trazzler…
Ruta de la Plata quick Detour
…#church #caminodesantiago #ham #christian #rural #walking #jamon #trekking #ancientculture #country #ancient #extremadura #route #oldstone #sierra #8thcentury #st.jamesway #rutadelaplata #viadelaplata #visigothicart #jamoniberico #visigoths #visigothic #silverroute #jamondemontanchez #ancientroad Originally published on Trazzler…
Chasing Battuta to Gibraltar
…#history #view #medieval #muslim #castles #straitofgibraltar #spain #mediterranean #islam #fortress #border #tower #british #britishhistory #culturalcrossroads #politics #microcountry #watchtower #8thcentury #juxtaposition #spanishhistory #alandalus #conquest #ibnbattutah #muslimhistory #atalaya Originally published on Trazzler…