The Aral Sea Disaster Has Started What Could Be the Greatest Migration Crisis of Modern Times
This is Part 2 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…
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What I Saw on the Front Lines of the World’s Worst Man-Made Environmental Disaster
It was as a dissatisfied and corralled tourist that I laid eyes upon the Aral Sea remnant for the…
The Famous Aral Sea Disaster Is Only at Half Time
This is Part 1 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…
Life Is Full of Surprises in Karakalpakstan, Central Asia’s “Sixth Stan”
Karakalpakstan is a mouthful to say, one which has to be said a bit slowly so your friends don’t…
UNESCO Heritage Sites Class of 2023: Central Asia Winning Out
The 45th Session of the World Heritage Committee took place in Riyadh from the 10th to the 25th of…
Choosing Ancienne Over Avantgard With a Journey Through the Dahar, Tunisia
In southeast Tunisia lies a landscape marriage between generations of subsistence human activity and the desert ecosystem; as artificial…
Date Palms Built the Modern Adventure Captial of the Tunisian Sahara
Tozeur, a city in the south of Tunisia is probably one of the most unique to be found anywhere…
Dahar: One of the Best Regions in North Africa
I’m by no means an expert in North Africa, but as my trip in Tunisia reached a half-way point,…
Modernity Without Progress or Tradition
In Tunisia I can only say that I observed a strange society that had seemingly severed most links to…
Tiny Collections of Lichen and Microbes May Keep Half the World’s Dust From Blowing Away
If you go to a national park in one of America’s deserts, you may see signs on the hiking…
Rissani: The Little-Known City of Kings, Dates, and Caravans in the Moroccan Sahara
Go to a bus station in Fes after dark. Tell them you want to go to Rissani, and then…
Legislation Creating the Nation’s 64th National Park Passes Senate
Introduced by Senator Mark Kelly (D – AZ) a resolution creating the nation’s 64th National Park: Chiricahua National Park…
Rain in the Desert
PC: Andrew Corbley © Regarding the human experience, I always say that it’s best and most productive when you…
Glimpse Traditional Moroccan Life with These Three Non-Tourist Destinations
Story at a glance… As the most-visited African country, it can be hard to dodge the tourist traps in…
Travel in Almeria: A Hub for Andalusian Adventure
PUNTA BAJA, Almeria, Spain. October 3rd, 2021. PICTURED: Sunrise over the volcanic sea cliffs and inlets of Cabo de…
Andalusian Adventures
The beauty of southern Spain is comprised of many things which I love dearly. Chief among these delights were…
Why Are China And Africa Building Giant Walls Of Trees?
Desertification – a phenomenon that for the longest time was associated with deserts, is actually much more to do…
Eager to Join Trump’s Space Marines? Consider Visiting Capitol Reef National Park
AUGUST, 2017 – CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK: President Trump’s enthusiasm for his “Space Force,” the proposed sixth branch of…