New York- For many years I had dreamt of making with way to the tiny village to Taq Kasra and nearby Salman Pak in southern Baghdad governorate. to cast my eyes of the Arch of Ctesiphon, a wonder of the…
The Arch of Ctesiphon
Crossing Borders: Kuwait to Saudi Arabia
Dubai- I have a new episode on my Fabled City channel about my recent travels from Kuwait City to Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It was a highly unconventional trip in that there is no formal, established method for an international solo…
The Road Back to Baghdad: Retracing My Journey to Iraq Twenty years On
Al-Khobar- I’ve written this essay about my recent journey to Iraq which was a very personal milestone as it marked twenty years since I first visited the country. This was perhaps my twelfth visit to Iraq over the span of…
Crossing Borders-From Iraq to Kuwait
Kuwait City- Yesterday I went by taxi, foot, and bus from Basra to here in Kuwait City in my bid to explore the Middle East’s newly liberalising visa/border policies on the ground. I wanted to compare this crossing with that…
Wandering Through a Nascent Baghdad Revival
Nasiriyyah- I have a new episode up on my channel about exploring what remains of Baghdad’s old quarter after a failed photo mission. Walk with me as late afternoon gradually turns to night along the banks of the Tigris. Iraq’s…
Back in Baghdad: Iraq 20 Years On
Baghdad- I returned to the Iraqi capital by road via a nearly identical route I took twenty years ago, two weeks from now. It was the utterly avoidable, wholly unnecessary war we could have avoided. Somewhat similar to Afghanistan, Iraq…