Tag: history
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Cairo, Egypt // Why three countries in two weeks?
When my husband first lobbied me to include a third country, and by extension a third continent, in our two week vacation, I balked at the idea. Anyone could easily spend three weeks in Turkey alone, and we had already decided to visit Greece as well. But he convinced me it would all be worth…
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Medellín, Colombia // Why a history of Comuna 13?
This post is for my fellow future tourists who could also benefit from learning how Comuna 13 was actually created and transformed. This is a starting point. It is not a replacement for understanding Comuna 13 from the people who live there. This is meant to function as some background reading to get you up…