Africa/Middle East

While eating Omani-style fish and rice mixed with cumin and other Arabic spices for dinner, one can’t help but look around to appreciate the quiet while the soft light comes …

Unable to travel right now ? Travel the world using fragrance. Right now, Coronavirus-related restrictions are making international travel difficult. Many natural-born explorers are finding themselves in the unusual position …

Nature reserves are fascinating and meaningful tourist spots to visit. Although such areas are beautiful places and well worth visiting, these reserves also play an important role in every community. …

My mobility is limited, and I am 79 years old. And yet, adventures excite, energize and enrich my life! There is much to see and learn.  My travel options are …

Namibia, situated in Southwest Africa, is a land of contrasts; a place where high sand dunes and desert sands meet the blue waters of the Atlantic ocean coast. The Namib …

Susanne Rheault perfectly captures the juxtaposition between life in the United States and life in East Africa in her new book, My Wild and Precious Life. A skilled writer and …

Gerd de Ley’s The Book of African Proverbs is an encyclopedic collection of cultural and social insights from across the African continent. The book is divided into nine sections that …

Several years ago, I watched a documentary that prompted me to reinvent my life. The documentary was about two marine biologists living in Tofo, Mozambique, studying manta rays and whale …

Travel South Africa; it’s one of the fascinating countries on earth. With a wide variety of landscapes and different cultures, this country has so much to offer. Whether you are …

It was Day Two in Cairo and it was as if I were in a dream, though I had slept enough to recover from jet lag. I was standing in …