Tag Archives: Port

Disaster by design: the death and partial rebirth of the Aral Sea (Part 3).

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

I’d expected the whistling undertaker from For a Fistful of Dollars to be appearing at every corner I turned. I was to experience this feeling again, in Central Asia, but Aralsk looked – even smelt, if that was ever possible – … Continue reading →

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“À Marseille, on ne se tracasse pas” – Part II (Le Panier)

Posted on December 10, 2014 by

Stepping into the Panier brings a certain feeling of déjà-vu and it’s easy to identify where I had all seen it before. It’s Napoli. Napoli, like Marseille, was founded by the ancient Greek as bases from which to continue their … Continue reading →

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Genoa: a charmy lady sailing through stormy seas

Posted on August 1, 2014 by

There was, once, the Industrial Triangle. It was composed by Milan, Turin and Genoa and it was, basically, what propped Italy into the G7 club. Turin had the cars, Genoa the shipyards and Milan basically everything else. Then the 1990s came … Continue reading →

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