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By Guest Writer Jeanne Whitehurst

Tucked between the towering western cliffs of Luxor and the hill of Qurnet Murai lies one of Egypt’s most remarkable ancient communities: Deir el-Medina, the village of the royal tomb builders.

For nearly five centuries during the New Kingdom—particularly in the Ramesside period—this settlement was home...


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Highlights and personal moments from our 2025 small-group journey

By Laura Ranieri Roy

This past October-November, with a group of 12 intrepid travellers, we truly did it all. Was it life-changing? Yes, I think for some it was!...


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By Laura Ranieri Roy

photo: Mary Anne Storey

Four days after Egypt’s grand opening celebrations — when President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi welcomed dignitaries from around the world to...


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By Laura Ranieri Roy

Here’s a story that might sound like a Hollywood script. A glittering jewel, a cunning inside job, and a vanishing treasure. Think The Pink Panther, To Catch a Thief, or Ocean’s 8. But this one is real—and it played out not on the silver screen, but inside the hallowed walls of the Egyptian Museum in Cair...


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by Laura Ranieri Roy

They say that those who burn bright and live powerful but short lives are like blue giants — luminous, burning-hot stars that ignite the sky yet collapse under their own weight far...


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