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Dear Uncle Enver

These are notes from a short trip to Tirana in 2019, where it rained non-stop for the entire duration of my stay. While visiting Tirana, the traces of its communist past are inescapable. Enver Hoxha (pronounced "oja") established a communist regime in 1944 and exerted absolute power until his death in 1985, shaping the whole … Continue reading Dear Uncle Enver →

Andrea Ballatore blog, travel Feb 13, 2020Apr 6, 2021 10 Minutes

Hi kifak ça va?

These are scattered notes from a recent trip to Lebanon.  Beirut and the war.  The capital city of Lebanon used to be an influential cultural and financial centre of the Middle East. After narrowly avoiding a civil war in 1958, the so-called 1960s "golden age" saw Lebanon flourish as an affluent, multi-lingual, secular, and open … Continue reading Hi kifak ça va? →

Andrea Ballatore blog, travel Sep 2, 2019Aug 24, 2019 9 Minutes

The Earth Trembles

I wrote this post in March 2011, after witnessing the Great Sendai earthquake. A longer version in Italian is available here. I get off at Meiji-Jungumae, one of the hundreds of access points to Tokyo’s massive public transport network. The subway station lies at the intersection between two wide busy avenues, surrounded by ample pavement … Continue reading The Earth Trembles →

Andrea Ballatore blog, travel Jan 2, 2018Mar 24, 2021 3 Minutes

La terra trema

I wrote this post in Italian in March 2011, after witnessing the Great Sendai earthquake. A shorter version in English is available here. Scendo alla fermata Meiji-Jingumae, uno delle centinaia di punti di accesso alla gigantesca rete di trasporto pubblico di Tokyo. La stazione della metropolitana è ad un incrocio tra due ampie strade trafficate, … Continue reading La terra trema →

Andrea Ballatore blog, travel Jan 1, 2018Mar 24, 2021 16 Minutes
Andrea Ballatore is a Lecturer (~Assistant Professor) in Social and Cultural Informatics at King's College London.
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