Leftfade Trails

December 6, 2023 / Europe

Visiting Pompeii: Ashes to Amore

“The vast majority of us haunt the world our ancestors built, not the other way…

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December 5, 2023 / Naples

Visiting Naples: Rambunctious Crossroads

“One of he real wonders regarding traveling is the profound defiance of diminishing returns. There…

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December 5, 2023 / Europe

Visiting Portici: The Unfamed Ash

“How much of human history has been eaten by the slow, enfolding jaws of Earth?…

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December 4, 2023 / Europe

Visiting The Appian Way: Half-Steps to History

“And walking along those old roads and feeling their pulse is a treasure, for these…

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December 3, 2023 / Europe

Visiting Rome: Speak to Me, Ye’ Ruins

“It’s a city duly made eternal. Its imprints through histories can never be forgotten nor…

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November 12, 2023 / Bahrain

Visiting Bahrain: Flyaway Thoughts

“I see your skyscrapers, your restaurants, your cafes and supercities. But where are you keeping…

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October 29, 2023 / Abu Dhabi

Visiting Abu Dhabi: Begone, Me Money

“Gone a dollar, gone a dime, gone a costly weekend of time. But methinks it…

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October 22, 2023 / Cairo

Visiting Cairo: Amid the Pyramids

“For all of recorded human history, a patch of desert has been an intergenerational tourism…

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October 8, 2023 / Al Hofuf

Visiting Al Hofuf: Sandstone Desert in the Oasis

“Traversing the world is a method for uncovering simple truths inside one’s self. For example,…

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September 24, 2023 / Kuwait

Visiting Kuwait City: Awaiting Kuwait

“It was my first time seeing skyscrapers braced against an Arabian desert. There is something…

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September 4, 2023 / Middle East

Visiting Al-Kharj: Bright ‘Till Twilight

“I’ve found that living in countries rapidly investing in their own development and growth is…

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September 3, 2023 / Jeddah

Visiting Jeddah: The Healing Vaults

“I believe humans take righteous pride in all they’ve built. But there are towers and…

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September 2, 2023 / Diriyah

Visiting Diriyah: A Prayer at a Crossroads

“It’s sometimes hilariously difficult to ask a local about their country’s history. There are things they…

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September 1, 2023 / Middle East

Visiting Riyadh: Baked Conditions

“The complexity and vastness of the world is a gift. Its mystery ensures that the…

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August 31, 2023 / Illinois

Visiting Mattoon: A Day of Second Breakfasts

“Proper gluttony takes preparation and appreciation. Thoughtless overindulgence misses the mark.” – Old Sean Rail…

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