At the moment of total solar eclipse, the world does something no photograph has ever fully captured. The temperature drops — several degrees, in minutes. The horizon in every direction glows orange, the way it does at sunset, except it does this in a complete ring around you. The wind changes. And the sun —...Read More
At Kerkouane in Tunisia, you crunch as you walk. Not gravel. Shells. Purple murex shells — thousands of them — ground into the earth beneath your feet. This is what’s left of an industry that built an empire. The Phoenicians weren’t here for conquest. They were here for color. Most people have never heard of...Read More
Three mud-brick forts rise out of the Kyzylkum Desert, two hundred kilometers from the nearest city. They are called the Qalas. They were built over two thousand years ago to guard the trade routes that would eventually become the Silk Road. You have almost certainly never heard of them. We walked through them on a...Read More
On what Rome destroyed, what it could not erase, and the history that only becomes visible when you drive between the fragments with someone who has spent her career in the ruins. By Mary Collins | April 2026 Most ancient ruins stand in one place and wait for you to arrive. Carthage doesn’t work that...Read More
A post-trip interview on Ethiopia with tour managers, Kelly Bryson and Heather Stoeckley Welcome to this post-trip interview with the tour managers behind our Ethiopia Tour: The Wonders of the Horn of Africa. Our experiences often last over two weeks and can be a large investment in both time and money, which is why we...Read More
