Category Archives: Travels

Marsaxlokk-Jabal Ali: Surmises

Posted on 18 February 2015 by Laleh Khalili

How will I ever be able to return to life, “circumspect life” in Melville’s words, after that, the “delirious throb” of this research adventure? In his gorgeous opening to Moby Dick, Melville writes, “whenever it is a damp, drizzly November … Continue reading →

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Wake Up Your Saints

Posted on 3 February 2015 by Laleh Khalili

Travelling between worlds.  First in London, when my Thameslink train from St Pancras is cancelled and I have to jump in a last minute taxi for Victoria Station and Gatwick express. Driving through half-empty streets of London before 5 am … Continue reading →

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