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Jaipur, India - The surreal beauty of a pink city - a journey through Asia

20 Jan 2022 5 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Jaipur is situated 11 km from the famous defensive structure of Fort Amber. They were built in 1727 by the decision of Maharaja Jai Singh II. Jaipur położone jest 11 km od słynnej budowli obronnej Fortu Amber. Zbudowano je w 1727 roku decyzją Maha...

From a trip around Asia - Agra Fort, one of the most beautiful Indian fortresses

18 Jan 2022 4 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

There are as many as three sites from the UNSECO World Heritage List in Agra. Our paths lead us to one of them to Red Fort. W Agrze znajdują się aż trzy obiekty z Listy Światowego Dziedzictwa UNSECO. Nasze drogi wiodą nas do jednego z nich do Red...

Incredible time travel - Fort Mehrangarh was built 500 years - Jodhpur, India

12 Jan 2022 4 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

Mehrangarh Fort Fort Mehrangarh The city of Jadhpur is not the destination of thousands of tourists. The symbol and pride of the city is the gigantic Mehrangarh Fort towering over the city, from which there is a spectacular view of the city and t...

To understand: Sapien: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

11 Jan 2022 11 minute read 0 comments taisaoko

The lessons we can learn from the ancient foragers. Link of Harari’s book Sapien, published in 2014. Bushmen (San) indigenous hunter-gatherer group, primarily located in Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and South Africa. Hunte...

Taj Mahal an extremely precise structure and the 7th new wonder of the world

9 Jan 2022 5 minute read 3 comments marianomariano68

Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful architectural structures in the world, and certainly the most famous building in India. While in India, you cannot miss this place. Often the photos do not fully reflect its size. The Taj Mahal is a complete d...

Rajasthan Fort Chittorgarh "dżohar" or ritual suicide of 13,000 women

8 Jan 2022 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

This majestic Raju fortress, located in the city of Chittorgarh in Rajasthan, was probably built in the 8th century. Legend has it that the construction of the fort in the city of Chittorgarh was started by a certain Bhim, a mythological figure, one...

A Year Ago Today: From the Perspective of Someone who was on Capitol Hill

6 Jan 2022 4 minute read 20 comments Cje95

Since this post greatly differs from what I typically write I wanted to give everyone a heads up. The idea and meaning behind it is not to upset anyone or rub people the wrong way. What I want to write about are the sights, sounds, and feelings I had...

Religious anthropology: magic and ritual

6 Jan 2022 13 minute read 2 comments Mask69

  1-Basic concepts 1.1-Definition of religious anthropology The anthropology of religion is a branch of anthropology that studies the origin, development and evolution of religious phenomena in different societies and human groups. Modern anthropolog...

Split - Croatian underappreciated places in Europe

6 Jan 2022 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

The city of Split, full of diversity, is a gem of Croatia and the second largest city in Croatia, where the past meets the present and history meets tragedy. Pełne różnorodności miasto Split to perełka Chorwacji i drugie co do wielkości miasto w C...

A Brief History of The Feud Between Captain Kirk and Mr. Sulu

4 Jan 2022 4 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

Over the years, there have been many major celebrity feuds. The feud between Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Taylor Swift is one of the more recent. The feud between Jay Leno and David Letterman went on for years. Nicki Minaj vs Mariah Carey. Paris Hi...