Don't forget Michael Palin's documentary tonight on BBC1: 20 years after "Around the World in 80 Days". If you missed it, it will be on iPlayer for a week or so after the broadcast.
Speaking of Dubai, just ordered this book from Amazon. Written by Mike Davis, who has written about cities elsewhere in the world.
Been browsing some articles and blog posts which are related to the book, which relates to some themes in Doreen Massey's lecture that I attended last month.This NEW LEFT REVIEW article is very interesting.
And finally, some rather nice piccies of the Alps courtesy of Val Vannet: from top to bottom they show:
And finally, some rather nice piccies of the Alps courtesy of Val Vannet: from top to bottom they show:
- Thorens
- Temperature Inversion
- Moraines along the piste
- Mont Blanc (1000 people have died trying to reach the summit of this mountain...)
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