Category Middle East
In contradiction to the hostile coverage it gets in the media, Iran turned out to be one of the safest and most welcoming countries I’d visited with a vibrant artistic tradition going back thousands of years. One of the reasons… Continue Reading →
The highlights from my trip to Morocco were rambling through the medieval Medina of Fez and going on a camel safari into the Saharan desert… There is something of a dichotomy between what appears on the outside in Morocco and… Continue Reading →
While the Pyramids of Giza hog the limelight being the last Wonder of the Ancient World to survive, far more spectacular monuments awaited me in Abu Simbel, Luxor and the Valley of the Kings. Think about all the things that… Continue Reading →