There are places in the world that seem permanent. Petra feels like one of them. Carved into sandstone cliffs and hidden behind the narrow walls of the Siq, it has survived empires, earthquakes, abandonment and rediscovery. The Dead Sea has watched civilisations rise and fall along its shores. Aleppo existed for thousands of years before … Continue reading Before It Disappears: War, World Heritage and the Case for Travelling Through the Middle East