Josh Slocum: North Mountain, Nova Scotia
This is the last blog of a series of 16 blogs and YouTube videos, introducing Joshua Slocum, first person to solo sail around the world...
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edgardavidboshart
Dec 10, 20184 min read
Vietnam Redo: Emperors and Gods
(Hue, Vietnam, part 2) Emperors and gods are sometimes (usually!) indistinguishable. In Asia, and especially looming China, central...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Vietnam Redo (part 3): Long and Tall
I have always wanted to ask a puppet, in private, what it is like to be enslaved and forced to do its master’s bidding, subject to being...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 24, 20183 min read
Vietnam Redo (part 2): Peace and Mayhem
Hanoi (Ha Noi, “river’s inner”) is a large sprawling beehive(s) of activity, spotted with large construction projects and relentless...
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edgardavidboshart
Jun 1, 20186 min read
Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue and Discovered Cuba Too (but not North America)
Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) never set foot or planted the flag for the Crown of Castille on North America. However, he found...
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edgardavidboshart
Mar 19, 20184 min read
Iran: 21rst Century Perspective
Before leaving Iran, it is only fitting in a way that I/we step away from the beauty and progressive qualities on display in the country...
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edgardavidboshart
Mar 16, 20183 min read
Palaces of Isfahan
On the western side of Isfahan’s grand square looms the Ali Qapu, a towering pavilion topped by pillars, under reconstruction, and behind...
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edgardavidboshart
Mar 9, 20184 min read
Between Earth and the Universe: Isfahan's Royal Mosque
It's early morning, late September. I stride across Meidan-e Shah Square (the massive Royal Square) in old town Esfahan (or Isfahan),...
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edgardavidboshart
Mar 2, 20183 min read
Half of the World: Isfahan
In the wilderness about 200 miles south of Tehran is a place called “Half of the World.” Ishfahan, twice the capital of Persia, was the...
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edgardavidboshart
Feb 23, 20181 min read
Shiraz (II); House of Mirrors, Reflections on the Self
Shiraz, Iran is a poet's (Hafiz's) oasis, where the art of Islam has prominence
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edgardavidboshart
Feb 9, 20185 min read
Palaces of Persepolis - Theater of Conquerors
I arrived at the ruins of Persepolis, near Shiraz, with great anticipation. The skies were clear and the sun burned hot even in...
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edgardavidboshart
Feb 5, 20186 min read
Great Monarchs of Persia - Events of Biblical Proportion
Tomb of Cyrus the Great (all photos are my own) “O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus...
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