After lunch, I wanted to smoke a hookah. Mohamed, our other guide, laughed. “You mean a shisha, my sister. What kind of flavor do you want?” Shisha (called a hookah in places like Turkey),… Read more…
Egyptian Food – Lunch outside Sakkhara
This is the next installment of my book, tentatively titled, "Travels through Egypt." After visiting the Temple of Sakkhara, we always go to the same restaurant, one of everyone's favorites… Read more…
Check out tour leader Halle Eavelyn in this USA TODAY photo essay
NG Video: The Alexandria Library
Here's a wonderful video from National Geographic about the New Alexandria Library. Greg had the great good-fortune to be invited by Unesco to present a paper at the library's grand opening opening back in 2001. It's an amazing structure that rivals a... Read more…
5 Vacation Ideas From Lonely Planet’s 2018 Best in Travel
Lonely Planet Has Called It: These Are the 5 Best Places to Travel in 2018Summer vacations might be a distant memory, but that doesn't mean you should forget about travel… Read more…