The journal

Craft, history and the people still working the coast. The reason the journeys are worth taking.

The journal

Glass, Before It Was Clear

The Sidon workshops, and why the first glassmakers were not trying to see through anything.

Lebanon September 5, 2026 1 minute read

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The Last Murex Dyers of Tyre

One family still works the shellfish beds that once coloured the robes of emperors.

Lebanon September 5, 2026

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Glass, Before It Was Clear

The Sidon workshops, and why the first glassmakers were not trying to see through anything.

September 5, 2026