Places hellogigi Wants to Go

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

The hottest place on the planet.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

This former cathedral is now a bustling library packed with students and pigeons.

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.

Reaching this rock formation involves a hike through rocky rapids and springs where wild turtles reproduce.

An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.

The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

North Africa's first museum of its kind preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements. 

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.