{"id":36626,"date":"2013-05-30T22:54:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T04:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/30\/wow-now-i-kinda-want-to-visit-libya.html"},"modified":"2013-06-03T10:19:05","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T16:19:05","slug":"wow-now-i-kinda-want-to-visit-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/30\/wow-now-i-kinda-want-to-visit-libya.html","title":{"rendered":"Wow. Now I kinda want to visit Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gpb-content\">Some great antiquities ruins there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reshared post from +<a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/107085352415573984468'>In Focus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Over Libya&#39;s Coast<\/b> &#8211; 24 photos &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/theatln.tc\/17zahJQ\" class=\"ot-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/theatln.tc\/17zahJQ<\/a> &#8211; Recently, aerial photographer Jason Hawkes was on an assignment in Libya, He flew along the Mediterranean coastline, photographing Tripoli and several ancient Roman sites from above, including Sabratha and Leptis Magna. The result is a collection of images of Libya rather unlike most recent photos from the region, showing a continuity of more than 2,000 years of human habitation along the coast of North Africa. Jason was once again kind enough to share some of his images with us here.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p class='gpb-album-title' style='clear:both;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/107085352415573984468\/albums\/5883825417923099345?authkey=CLXDy8jRsYzI0AE'>In album Over Libya&#8217;s Coast<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='gpb-photo-primary'><img src='https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-w9OjKHLaJcc\/UaeMC9XiDrI\/AAAAAAAAUyU\/hC-TeGV0Vv0\/l01_00008193.jpg?imgmax=1600' border='0' style='max-width:100%;' \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class='gpb-photo-thumbnail'>\n<div style='height:60px;width:60px;overflow:hidden;margin:5px 5px 0px 0px;display:inline-block;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/107085352415573984468\/albums\/5883825417923099345\/5883825507196200146?authkey=CLXDy8jRsYzI0AE'><img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ySOpKvD375g\/UaeMH_zP5NI\/AAAAAAAAUyo\/KuZDnxBL75I\/l09_00007938.jpg' border='0' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style='height:60px;width:60px;overflow:hidden;margin:5px 5px 0px 0px;display:inline-block;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/107085352415573984468\/albums\/5883825417923099345\/5883825526853499522?authkey=CLXDy8jRsYzI0AE'><img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Zg54eWWX6i4\/UaeMJJB6eoI\/AAAAAAAAUyw\/JF5fqTnc8bY\/l20_00008377.jpg' border='0' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class='gpb-links' style='clear:both;'> <a class='gpb-linkback' href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/hSiQXdcR1m4' target='_new'>View this post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some great antiquities ruins there. Reshared post from +In Focus Over Libya&#39;s Coast &#8211; 24 photos &#8211; http:\/\/theatln.tc\/17zahJQ &#8211; Recently, aerial photographer Jason Hawkes was on an assignment in Libya, He flew along the Mediterranean coastline, photographing Tripoli and several ancient Roman sites from above, including Sabratha and Leptis Magna. The result is a collection &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/30\/wow-now-i-kinda-want-to-visit-libya.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wow. 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