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Ganesh, Our Guide

January 22nd, 2013 by · 3 Comments · Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Syria

The Elephant Cloud wakes from a long slumber. When our story left off, we were separated in the remotes of Ethiopia. Me on the side of the road with an empty tank of gas, Darlene in a hospital with no running water. Being separated from your partner in remote parts of the world is one […]

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Mosques

May 25th, 2010 by · 3 Comments · Africa, Middle East, Morocco, Palestine, Syria

There is always water. Mosques of the old medinas go hand in hand with the hammam. Courtyards are adorned with fountains and in some, large ablution rooms lay deep within the mosque. It is social, it is for cleansing ones self. In Casablanca, the mosque is built over the sea. A bastion of faith on […]

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