Qala’a of Beni Hammad
In three Algerian locales, we were enthralled by the ebb and flow of Islamic empires and culture before the Ottomans. (Click here to read the post.)
In three Algerian locales, we were enthralled by the ebb and flow of Islamic empires and culture before the Ottomans. (Click here to read the post.)
In three Algerian locales, we were enthralled by the ebb and flow of Islamic empires and culture before the Ottomans. (Click here to read the post.)
In three Algerian locales, we were enthralled by the ebb and flow of Islamic empires and culture before the Ottomans. (Click here to read the post.)
We logged 280 different species during our trip through seven countries of southern Africa. Here are some we loved in our favorite pics. Click here to read the post.
The highland capital of Asmara is a UNESCO World Heritage site due to its very well preserved Italian colonial heritage. Click here to read the post.
Two trading centers - one still lively and one struggling to renew itself - showed much about Eritrean culture, past and present. Click here to read the post.
In southern Eritrea lies the domain of the ancient Axumite empire, which dominated the whole region roughly during the first millennium AD - and became the Abyssinian kingdom. Plus a dazzling landscape. Click here to…
During our visit to Eritrea, we have had the opportunity to witness much of its people’s daily joys and difficulties, customs and attitudes. Click here to read the post.
We share pathways with religious pilgrims at the source of the Blue Nile, the longest river in the world, which begins in the huge hollow of Ethiopia's shallow Lake Tana. Click here to read the…
Ethiopia has many rock cut Coptic churches that have been serving its adherents for centuries. Two of them - Abuna Yemata and Asheton Mariam - demanded a lot of effort to reach. Click here to…