December 19, 2011

To All of Our Friends at Far Horizons:

Traveling in Egypt at this time of emerging freedom for the Egyptian people was very exciting and insightful.  Given all that is in the news, the traveler could be hesitant and wonder if perhaps a trip to Egypt should be put off until a quieter time.  To anyone who may be questioning if this is a good time to visit Egypt I would tell them that this is an excellent time for a visit.  If I could leave tomorrow to go back and visit again I would! Read the rest of this entry »

When one of my professors asked me ‘Would you like to work on an archaeological project in Belize?’, my first thought was, ‘Belize – where’s that?’  But one of my excavator friends had worked there the year before, loved the country and the project… and had a van, so I agreed to drive down with her. What an adventure – two single women (solas!) in 1978 driving from California through macho Mexico, the untamed Yucatan Peninsula, and across the border into Belize, on our own. But don’t let me digress… Read the rest of this entry »

By Cinzia Perlingeri, 2011 Study Leader

May Hedja Stelae Park. The royal cemetery and ceremonial area in Aksum, ca 350-500 AD

I have worked in Ethiopia as an archaeologist for many years. After a long break, I went back this April as a study leader for the tour “Ethiopia: The Wonders of the Horn of Africa” organized by Far Horizons, a visionary and brave tour company based in California. Read the rest of this entry »

By Cathy Scofield, Traveler

Montfort Castle

Cathy traveled with us on our new Crusades trip in October 2010.  Read on to hear her experience on the trip! Read the rest of this entry »

By Mary Dell Lucas, Founding Director

Croatia – everyone knows about the marvelous coast of this country…considered one of the most beautiful in the world. But I wanted to see what else the country had to offer. After driving 1900 kms in six days, I can honestly say that there is an astonishing wealth of interesting archaeological and historical sites…..

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By Mary Dell Lucas, Founding Director

Croatia – everyone knows about the marvelous coast of this country…considered one of the most beautiful in the world. But I wanted to see what else the country had to offer. After driving 1900 kms in six days, I can honestly say that there is an astonishing wealth of interesting archaeological and historical sites…..

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The Lost Secrets of Ottoman Cuisine
By Maud McInerney

On the last day of our Far Horizons trip, we visited the Church of St. Saviour in Chora, which is one of the most exquisite of all Byzantine churches. It is decorated with mosaics and frescoes from the century before the fall of Constantinople, depicting the Life of the Virgin and the Life of Christ. Scholars tend to see Italian influences in these lovely images; they aren’t stiff and stylized like so much Byzantine art, but instead are moving and personal, almost sentimental. My favorite is, perhaps, the mosaic showing Read the rest of this entry »

Mdina Walled City

For such a tiny island country, Malta is without a doubt one of the most interesting places in the world. Its location in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea has made it accessible to many different groups of people. Pottery found here by archeologists suggests that the Maltese Islands were first settled in 5200 BC mainly by Stone Age hunters or farmers Read the rest of this entry »

By Sara Barbieri

Outside Erdene Zuu Monastery in Kharkhorin, Mongolia

Flying into Ulaanbaatar is akin to landing in a green ocean with the waves of the steppe greeting your gaze from the window of the plane.  The buildings, Russian cinder block, modern glass skyscrapers, and even the gers (yurts) that snuggle right up to the concrete, all vie to announce Read the rest of this entry »

Join Far Horizons Archaeological and Cultural trips on a 13 day journey through the heart of Polynesia!

The Society Islands including Tahiti, Moorea and Huahine, are a group of mostly volcanic islands and atolls strewn across the eastern South Pacific. Since first discovered, these lovely Polynesian isles have depicted paradise on earth. Early explorers brought back tales of a land of captivating loveliness and Read the rest of this entry »