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 Wednesday, 14 May 2008 |
Africa  Stories from the dark continent.
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Written by David Ellis
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Monday, 24 March 2008 |
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 THE ancient tombs of many of Egypt's most famous rulers, with their treasure-troves of sculptures, paintings, hieroglyphics and carvings, are amazing enough in themselves, but the fact that they were ever discovered in the first place is nothing short of a miracle.
Hidden among rocky ravines in a sea of shifting sands on the edge of one of the world's most inhospitable regions, they were first found in the early 1700s in what has become known as the Valley of the Kings, one of Egypt’s major historical centres in a land that appears almost awash with significant temples, monuments and statues. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 04 May 2008 )
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 21 September 2007 |
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For those who have never been to Africa , the idea of a safari conjures up images of adventure and breathtaking scenery. One imagines sepia-drenched plains filled with lions and giraffes and all sorts of other exciting animal wildlife. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 11 November 2007 )
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Written by eTravelBloackboard
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Saturday, 07 April 2007 |
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In just over a century, the capital city of Kenya has been transformed from an uninhabited highland swamp to its current evolution as a bustling metropolitan city which still recognises its wilderness roots. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 April 2007 )
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Written by Joshua Hammer - The Smithsonian
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Sunday, 31 December 2006 |
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The Treasures of TimbuktuScholars in the fabled African city, once a great center of learning and trade, are racing to save a still emerging cache of ancient manuscripts
White robe fluttering in the desert breeze, Moctar Sidi Yayia
al-Wangari leads me down a sandy alley past donkeys, idle men and
knapsack-toting children rushing off to school. It is a bright
morning, my second in Timbuktu, in the geographic center of Mali,
and al-Wangari is taking me to see the project that has consumed
him for the past three years. We duck through a Moorish-style
archway and enter his home, a two-story stone structure built
around a concrete courtyard. With an iron key, he unlocks the door
to a storage room. Filigrees of light stream through a filthy
window. The air inside is stale, redolent of mildew and
earth.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 31 December 2006 )
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Written by AMY REMEIKIS
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Friday, 14 April 2006 |
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Out of Africa: The Life of Clive
CLIVE Arnold's life story has all the makings of a best-seller.
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has been shot twice during political upheaval in his African homeland,
befriended members of the nomadic Himba tribe and Kalahari Bushmen and
has helped bring endangered species back from the brink of extinction. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 08 April 2007 )
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