Posts with tag ”ukraine”
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The perils of social media
For the last decade, many seems have succumbed to the neural addiction of social media. People are endlessly scrolling their feeds, or “doomscrolling” as it is often being referred to these days.
Movie locations around the world part 7
This is part 7 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Jason Bourne, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Inferno, Moonraker, Way of the Dragon, A Room with a View, Mission Impossible 4, Eat Pray Love, National Treasure, Night at the Museum, XXX, Depeche Mode.
Movie locations around the world part 5
This is part 5 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Once Upon a Time in America, John Wick, John Wick 2, X-Men First Class, The Adjustment Bureau, Spectre, When Harry Met Sally, Notting Hill, The Avengers, Knight and Day, Argo, Battleship Potemkin, Yes Man, Spider-Man 3, Kickboxer.
The cobblestones of Maidan Nezalezhnosti
About one year ago, I walked across the wet cobblestones of Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the central square of Kiev, Ukraine. The Independence Square is a traditional place for political protests, including the infamous Orange Revolution in 2004.
Ode to Odessa
There’s something about a city perched on the edge of a continent, staring out at the dark oily sea from the faded grandeur of its baroque facades. Odessa is one of those places.
On a misty night in Kiev
It was a misty night in Kiev. I left the large Sophia Square, where the golden domes of Saint Sophia Cathedral and Saint Michael’s Cathedral normally are visible.
Exploring Chernobyl
It starts with a checkpoint. Grim-faced men with Geiger counters at the ready, guarding the edge of the 30-kilometer exclusion zone like it’s the gates of hell. Welcome to Chernobyl, a place where the past didn’t just linger, it exploded and then refused to die.