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Troy Nahumko is an award-winning author based in Caceres, Spain. His recent work focuses on travels around the Mediterranean, from Tangier to Istanbul. As a writer and photographer he has contributed to newspapers and media such as Lonely Planet, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Couterpunch,The Irish World, The Straits Times, The Calgary Herald, Khaleej Times, DW-World, Rabble and El Pais. He also writes a bi-weekly op-ed column 'Camino a Ítaca' for the Spanish newspaper HOY. His book, Stories Left in Stone, Trails and Traces in Cáceres, Spain is published by the University of Alberta Press. As an ESL materials writer he has worked with publishers such as Macmillan and CUP.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Sacred Earth

Photo by Martin Gray

These beautiful shots from the Guardian a while back. The following from the site.

"Acclaimed photographer and anthropologist Martin Gray has spent the last 20 years on a pilgrimage photographing and exploring more than 1,000 sacred sites in 80 countries. What follows is a selection from his new book, Sacred Earth, published by Sterling."

I've always wanted to visit northern Sudan (pictured above). It seems to me one of the most beautiful, remote places on earth. When compared to the circus that lies beneath the Pyramids in Cairo, even more so. I've heard that you can camp right underneath them in Sudan, anyone ever done it?

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