While most tourists stick to the Nile valley, Stanley Stewart heads west into a land of oases, temples, monks and miracles ...

These historical trade arteries connect cities and castles, palaces and pagodas and they provide easy transport routes ...

Amethyst was fashionable in the Middle Kingdom. Archaeologists discovered jewelry belonging to Middle Kingdom queens and princesses in pyramids at a site called Dahshur around 25 miles south of Cairo.

Archeologists claim to have found the resting place of one of only a handful of the Abydos Dynasty's kings, after around ...

A deep dive into the Egyptian gods and goddesses (their characteristics, myths, and symbols) who held significant sway over ...

Dreaming of a romantic getaway with your partner but worried about the budget? Don’t stress! With smart planning and ...

The sunny days of spring are on the horizon. And while the sunshine and (relatively) moderate temperatures make for lovely ...

With so much genuinely ancient stuff to ... the Cataract is one of Egypt’s most storied hotels, best known as the place where Agatha Christie wrote Death on the Nile. Christie could write ...

A cruise down the Nile ... trip to Egypt, where they started recording the names and birthdays of their kings more than 5,000 years ago. Amazingly, it worked. With so much genuinely ancient ...

Siwa, Egypt: Siwa is another town preserved from ancient times — the 4th century BCE, to be specific. This remote desert oasis offers a unique traveling experience with ancient ruins ...

The desert town is surrounded by striking red rock formations and offers a variety of things to do, including more than 200 hiking trails spanning over 400 miles, several places to hop into Oak Creek ...