Jan 16, 2019 | Egypt & Africa
Herodotus said it 2,500 years ago: “Egypt is the gift of the Nile” – and what a gift it is – a narrow strip of cultivatable land teased from barren expanse of desert that is home of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known....
Oct 24, 2017 | Egypt & Africa
Photo by Khaled Desouki (Agence France-Presse – Getty Images) In Draa Abul-Naga, a necropolis for noblemen and rulers not far from the Valley of the Kings, a 3,500-year-old tomb has been unearthed by archaeologist Mostafa Waziri and his team. The occupant of the...
Mar 8, 2017 | Egypt & Africa
A post-trip interview on Ethiopia with tour managers, Kelly Bryson and Heather Stoeckley How long was your trip to Ethiopia and where did you visit? The main tour – Addis Ababa, Axum, Lalibela, Gondar, Simien Mountains, Lake Tana – was 15 days plus a 2-day...
Dec 3, 2015 | Egypt & Africa
“Literally carved directly into vibrant red, white, pink, and sandstone cliff faces, the prehistoric Jordanian city of Petra was “lost” to the Western world for hundreds of years. Located amid rugged desert canyons and mountains in what is now the...
Sep 3, 2015 | Egypt & Africa
Professor Bob Brier is not only one of the nation’s leading Egyptologists, but a brilliant lecturer and renowned storyteller. Patricia Remler is an author, photographer, & art historian. She’s the author of Egyptian Mythology A – Z. “As I have told...
Jul 15, 2015 | Egypt & Africa
The Omo Valley of southern Ethiopia is one of the last undiscovered places in the world. Three of Ethiopia’s eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites are found here and more than 200,000 people representing many different ethnic groups call the area home. Here you will...
