Rilke’s Castle
ChrestomatherOne morning, in Ljubljana, I wake and remember a line: 'To stay is to be nowhere ...' Between southern Slovenia and eastern Italy lie the Dinaric Alps…
Ljubljana: Lyric City
Among the younger generation of Slovenian poets, Aleš Šteger is one of the best-known. …
Zorastrian Kabul
Shernaz Italia, who is, along with Freny Khodaiji, one of the producers of the film of The Hungry Tide writes: Apropos your post dated…
Mountaintops and Riverfront, Kabul
Kabul is a city of dramatic vistas. These shots were taken from the summit of a hill called Bibi…
Kabul, the National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery in Kabul doesn't have many visitors especially in winter, when the unheated galleries are bitterly cold. …
The Last Hindu Temple in Kabul
This hill, which looms over the center of Kabul, was once home to many Hindus and Sikhs. There was a Sikh gurudwara on it as well as a…
Kabul, National Archives of Afghanistan
On February 20 Kabul was relatively calm and a light blanket of snow lay upon the building that houses Afghanistan's National Archives. Once a palace,…
Herat Restaurant, Kabul
The Herat Restaurant is one of Kabul's most popular. It is in the Shar-e-Naw ((New Town) section of the city, a busy commercial area. …
Kabul Public Library
The library is a 1960s style building, modest but well-constructed. It was snowbound on this late February day and there were few readers present. …
Kabul, International Press Centre
The International Press Centre in Kabul was destroyed by suicide bombers some years ago but has since been rebuilt. Yesterday a snowstorm had knocked the power…