It's a pretty interesting phenomenon when something as functional as a water tower becomes a national symbol, but that is what has happe...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
#942 Aden, Yemen
Very few people know that during the Cold War, it wasn't just Korea, Vietnam and Germany were split in half. Another country that fell v...
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architecture,
desert,
History,
Islamic culture,
Middle East,
Yemen,
Zoroastrianism
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
#943 Krakow, Poland
Beautiful cityscape from Wikipedia, as viewed from the Krakow Mound. Beautiful Krakow: ancient, academic, artistic, cultural, catholic, char...
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
Beautiful Places Chile 2012
Today, Santiago is a city that occupies the fertile central valley of Chile between the Andes and the coast, with the Mapocho River cros...
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Beautiful Places Finland 2012
Finno-Ugric peoples make up 2.4 million of Russia ’s inhabitants. This book examines the Khanty, Komi, Mari, Mordvins and Udmurt who live on...
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Beautiful Places Turkey 2012
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
#944 Pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt
On every traveler's bucket list, and probably the most famous national icon of anywhere in the world, the pyramids of Giza are of course...
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