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...tour starts at the hilltop mausoleum of the father of former Afghan King Zahir Shah. Kabul's neighborhoods, both modern and ancient, unfurl in all directions, and Rahimi points at landmarks to illustrate his narrative. Gesturing to the majestic ruins of the 5th century Bala Hissar citadel and the crumbling city wall, he describes the successive waves of invaders that sought to make Kabul their own. Shafiqullah Zarif, Great Game's chief security officer, who also doubles as a guide, picks up the tale with the Soviet invasion and the subsequent civil war. As the local Red Cross security chief...
...group plans to unveil the tour de force at the Arts First festival this May. According to Joyce Lin ’08, head of the Cabot House REP, University Operations Services is “extremely anal” about where the sculpture is placed. (This is presumably because the risk of broken glass is so high—eco-terrorism, anyone...
...women dance to loud rock on the terrace of a bar called Le Aero Club. "Come fly me!" one shouts down. Instead, I accept a taxi driver's offer of a ride into town - a 10-minute drive that costs $30. We drive past another bar, A Qui La Tour? - which roughly translates as "Whose round is it?" although the driver insists it means "Who am I having sex with next?" There are also several ads for premier banking services, a weather-beaten, 1970s-era hotel offering rooms at $600 a night and a billboard hawking a new model Peugeot...
...Back in 1995, when the first Antarctica Marathon was run, there was no Lonely Planet guide to the continent. But over the past decade, tourism to the region has trebled, according to the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators. The marathoners aren't the only adventurous souls holidaying in the Antarctic summer. A geophysicist who leads a tour at Vernadsky, a Ukrainian station visited by the runners two days after their race, says his base receives a ship just about every day this time of year. Data from this research outpost (operated, at the time, by the British) helped scientists...
...president again because “the reputation of this country has been declining.” “The main point of my program is to regain the moral high ground America should hold,” he said. Jaccaci said he will start his campaign tour by delivering a speech at the University of Virginia on May 1. He hopes to visit South Carolina, Nevada, Iowa, and New Hampshire, as well. “I’ll continue campaigning right through till the election,” Jaccaci said. After graduating from the College...