Lalibela, Ethiopia
Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Cairo, Egypt
In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.
Aswan, Egypt
The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.
Qesm Al Wahat Ad Dakhlah, Egypt
The forgotten mummies of Dakhla oasis.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.
Dandarah, Egypt
Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.
Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt
One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Al Lahoun, Egypt
It might not be the prettiest pyramid in Egypt, but it may be the muddiest.
Cairo, Egypt
Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.
Qesm Siwah, Egypt
Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.
Luxor, Egypt
The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.
Cairo, Egypt
A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.
Cairo, Egypt
A huge museum of much more than just agriculture displayed in a princess's palace.
Madinet Mit Ghamr, Egypt
Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.
Cairo, Egypt
A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.
Tanis, Egypt
The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.
Egypt
An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
Badrshein, Egypt
This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.
Qesm Al Wahat Ad Dakhlah, Egypt
Even King Tut was intrigued by the glass of the Great Sand Sea.