Posts Tagged ‘North Africa’
Riel World photo – Nile River, Egypt
Nile River, Egypt Sunset over the Nile River near Luxor, Egypt.
Off the tourist trail in Egypt
Gill Harvey went to Egypt to do research for a novel. While there, she enjoyed getting off the tourist trail and appreciating the sights and sounds of everyday life in Cairo and Luxor. She wrote about her experiences for the U.K. Independent. It’s five years since my last visit, but it only takes one ride in [...]
Riel World photo – Mt. Sinai, Egypt
Mt. Sinai, Egypt Two Bedouin men lead their camels down the mountainside. I took this photo as we trudged down the rocky trail on the way back to the village of St. Catherine’s after having hiked up it during the night (from 2 to 5 a.m.) so that we could watch the sunrise from atop [...]
The enchantment of Fez, Morocco
There is a nice travel story in the NY Times about Fez, Morocco. It describes this 1,200-year-old city as the soul of the country. … this mazelike city of minarets, shrouded figures and forgotten passages can seem impossible to decipher – yet tinged with a deep enchantment. “It’s a mysterious place,” said Abdelfettah Seffar, a [...]
Appreciating Cairo
The Middle East is an underappreciated travel destination. The region gets a bad reputation because of Islamic radicals and the Israeli-Palestinian issue, among other things, and those realities do have to be considered when planning a trip. But it’s also true that the people of the Middle East tend to be incredibly hospitable, the ancient [...]
A new life in Morocco
“It’s my duty to give my children an interesting childhood.” So says Tahir Shah, a British writer who moved his wife and two children to Morocco, renovated a 10-bedroom mansion, began a new life, and then wrote a book (The Caliph’s House) about the whole experience. The New York Times profiled Shah and his new [...]
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