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Photo Friday: Blue Skies and Onion Domes
In what NileGuide destination was this photo taken? What is the name of the landmark featured? (For more Photo Friday fun, see last week’s post) UPDATE 12/22: The photo was taken in Moscow and...
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Urban Exploration: Hidden Cities, Off-Limits Sites
Indiana Jones pounded through a library floor to head under Venice in his search for the holy grail; Haruki Murakami’s book, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, takes place largely in an...
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Hammer and Chisel: Communist Statue Parks
Nobody’s got the chin-jut down like Lenin, and nobody comes close to matching Stalin’s fabulous facial hair. Indeed, the Soviet Union was awash with beautiful leaders whose commanding visages just...
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Get Around in Style – Great Metro Maps of the World
Although it’ll definitely mark you as a tourist, there’s something about physically opening up a map that makes you feel like an explorer. A new city, drawn in easy-to-understand lines and colors,...
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Postcard Perfect: St. Basil’s Catherdral, Moscow, Russia
When Ivan the Terrible wanted to commemorate the siege of Kazan and capture of the surrounding area, he had an incredible church constructed in the very center of Moscow. Unlike any other building...
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