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middle east

9 posts
  • Asia
  • travel
  • 109 views
  • 13 minute read

The megacity of Istanbul borders on Europe, Asia, and the inexplicable.

  • Peter Crosby
  • 05/03/2023
There’s no way to explain the scale of Istanbul, Turkey without making the city feel bad about its weight.
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  • Asia
  • travel
  • 81 views
  • 11 minute read

It’s hard to believe Petra still exists, considering that the place is basically water-soluble.

  • Peter Crosby
  • 11/13/2022
The sandstone city of Petra would’ve washed away if it had rained for any length of time in the last two millennia.
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  • Asia
  • travel
  • 79 views
  • 6 minute read

Jordan’s Wadi Rum is like visiting Mars without being the billionaire CEO of a rocket company.

  • Peter Crosby
  • 11/12/2022
Why visit the Red Planet when you can experience all its inhospitality and desolation right here on Earth?
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  • Asia
  • travel
  • 66 views
  • 6 minute read

Israel’s Masada would make an amazing Airbnb if its last occupants hadn’t trashed the place.

  • Peter Crosby
  • 11/11/2022
If there’s one thing I know for certain, the Ancient Romans aren’t getting their security deposit back.
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  • Asia
  • travel
  • 21 views
  • 7 minute read

Everything you were told about Bethlehem as a kid was a lie.

  • Peter Crosby
  • 11/10/2022
Bethlehem is nothing like the place they told you about in the Bible.
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  • Asia
  • travel
  • 6 views
  • 12 minute read

Jerusalem may be popular with Christians, but Jesus probably hated the godforsaken place.

  • Peter Crosby
  • 11/09/2022
People have been returning to Jerusalem for almost 2,000 years, but why would Jesus ever go back?
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Overlooking the Holy Land
  • Asia
  • travel
  • 6 views
  • 6 minute read

The Holy Land inspired three bestselling books that have more devoted fans than Harry Potter.

  • Peter Crosby
  • 11/08/2022
Visit the only place that’s a more popular backdrop for blockbuster books than Hogwarts.
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  • Asia
  • travel
  • 6 views
  • 6 minute read

The visions people had in Jaffa were inspired by either religious fervor or a ton of opiates.

  • Peter Crosby
  • 11/07/2022
St. Peter had a vision in Jaffa that changed Christianity forever. Or was he just high?
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  • Asia
  • travel
  • 7 views
  • 6 minute read

Tel Aviv is located in the Holy Land yet, weirdly, it’s never once mentioned in the Bible.

  • Peter Crosby
  • 11/07/2022
Find out why ancient religious authors entirely passed on writing about Tel Aviv, Israel.
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  • Asia
  • travel
  • 10 minute read
  • 31 views

Turkey’s Cappadocia region would be the perfect place to trip on ’shrooms.

  • 05/06/2023
  • Europe
  • travel
  • 6 minute read
  • 20 views

Positano Italy is so superficially attractive, I can’t believe it hasn’t leaked a sex tape.

  • 05/12/2022
  • Europe
  • travel
  • 6 minute read
  • 17 views

Amalfi Italy was once a major port, so some lazy Italians named the entire coast after it.

  • 05/11/2022
  • Europe
  • travel
  • 5 minute read
  • 22 views

The towns along Italy’s Amalfi Coast were clearly built by human/mountain goat hybrids.

  • 05/11/2022
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The CrosbyReport™ was created by former Advertising Creative Director turned internationally unknown tourist, Peter Crosby. Typically written while day-drinking in Tampa, Florida, the site chronicles Peter’s travels to more interesting cities and towns around the world. All writing and photos are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, unless otherwise noted. The theme was created by Code Supply Co.