Ethiopia, formerly called Abyssinia, is one of the oldest Christian countries in the world. Perched atop Africa’s highest plateau, the country is protected by forbidding deserts and tropical lowlands. Despite its apparent mountainous isolation, Ethiopia has long been a crossroads for Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean, and a site of dynamic interaction...Read More
After spending most of the day walking the narrow, rock-cut passageways below ground level that characterize the northern group of churches in Lalibela, it seems odd to have wide-open space and mountain air surrounding us as I stroll toward the Church of St. George, or Bete Giyorgis as it is called in Amharic. But it...Read More
Are you an Egyptophile at heart? Well, Bob Brier – Far Horizons study leader for our trips to Egypt and Sudan – just published a new book that will validate your passion for all things Egyptian. Egyptomania tells the long and vast story of how the world has always been fascinated with mummies, tombs filled...Read More
Today we awake with the sun, all of us eager to get as much site-seeing in as possible on this, our last day in Luxor. The hazy dawn casts hues of purple, pink and orange on the sky now dotted with hot air balloons rising through the morning air, their passengers hoping to get a...Read More
“Er-min-a-boo!” This is how I greet the man who is about to guide me through the desert on a camel. After a brief confused pause, he looks at our Egyptian guide and asks, “You taught her to speak Nubian?” That actually exhausted 50% of my Nubian vocabulary, but this type of insider’s knowledge about Egyptian culture...Read More
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...Read More
by Cinzia Perlingieri 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. I didn’t expect that...Read More
