The Shrine

Of Ali

Afghanistan courtship rituals and foreigners

November 7th 2004
I thought I'd just write about some minor things, conversations I've had in the last couple of days, which I find very interesting and will certainly forget to write about if I don't now. Last time I wrote I was headed off to my first bastion of Western culture in Afghanistan. I love Afghanistan because it's certainly the country that's retained it's culture more than any other I've visited. ... read more

Asia » Afghanistan

Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequent... ... read more

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I am twenty years old, a student, I pay for my travelling currently with student loans and financial aid from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and occassional emergency contributions from my parents. I travel because I can't really not, and because I am interested in trying to visit the areas that are blanks on the map, that I know nothing about so I can know a lot about these places... I also like travelling in very difficult places, my top destinations are Tokelau, Somalia, Democractic Republic of Congo, the Comoros, Madagascar, Sudan, Iran, Guyana, Bhutan, North Korea,... full info

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