Abandoned mosque and mausoleum of Shahin al-Khalwati, Cairo

About the blog

Places saved is a collection of entries, stories, photos and guides from the road. In part, it’s an attempt to revive a long-defunct blog (‘Wanderings,’ it was aptly called then), begun in the days when smart phones and apps remained years in the future (at least for me) – not least the brilliant Saved Places function, launched by Google in 2017. I hope you’ll find something worthwhile in this growing and somewhat haphazard collection, something to tempt you to add a pin or two from my map to yours. For alerts of new entries, subscribe below. In any case, thanks for stopping by!

Author Portrait: Anthon Jackson (Zarqa)

About me

I’m Anthon Jackson, a writer and photographer born in Ogden, Utah and based in Aarhus, Denmark. I’ve contributed as an author to more than 30 travel books over the years, working for Rough Guides, Lonely Planet and other series, covering, among other places, Egypt, Italy, Pakistan, India, Oman, Turkey, Jordan and Indonesia.

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