Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
“Thence we Journeyed to Ma’an,
which is the last town in Syria,
and from ‘Aqabat as-Sawan
entered the desert,
of which the saying goes:
‘He who enters it is lost,
and he who leaves it is born.’”
— Ibn Battuta, 14th century
A wraparound soundscape at this Milestone
This Milestone’s location on a map
Photos of the ground under Paul’s feet and the sky above at this Milestone
A brief question and answer with the first person Paul meets at this Milestone
The Empty
No human being was encountered on foot within 6 miles (10 kilometers) of this Milestone.
A video showing the landscape around this Milestone
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