The island of Zanzibar is located just off the coast of Tanzania, East Africa. Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, overflows with beauty and history, making it a fascinating place to visit. Here is a series (no particular order) of 21 photos of Stone Town, Zanzibar. 1. Zanzibar Door and Boy 2. Stone Town [...]
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Landing in Africa for Christmas
Note: This post could be a little spontaneous and may jump around a little…! As I write this the electricity is off (means no internet) and we have just lost fresh water to our pipes… This is normal (I used to not even so much as think twice when this would happen, it was an [...]
Photo Essay: Isolated in the Great Egyptian Sand Sea
A desert safari from Siwa Oasis into the Great Sand Sea in the Sahara desert is a phenomenal opportunity to view the beauty of the desert!
18 Reasons You Should be Wearing a Man Dress
Was it the brutal Egyptian sun rays and the decision to take a 3 day Nile felucca cruise (Egyptian sailboat), or was it the satisfaction I saw in the faces of all of the users, the twinkle in their eyes as the only clue to their secret…What was this secret to success, this comfort beyond [...]
Photo Story: Sailing the Nile River on an Egyptian Felucca
Lounging around in a traditional jellibaya, sipping on tea and gnawing on dates while peacefully slicing through the Nile River with mist lightly dampening my face, was a dream come true (slightly opposite of crazy Cairo)! We set out from Aswan for a 3 day, 2 night felucca (Egyptian Nile sailboat) trip, desperately searching for [...]
Chasing Pharaoh’s and Other Things to Do in Luxor, Egypt
From the Valley of the Kings to the Temple of Karnak and Luxor, here are the top ancient Egyptian sites to visit in Luxor, Egypt!
Getting Married in Egypt
I was sitting on my bed at the Noorhan Hotel in Aswan, Egypt, sitting in silence trying to ponder my earlier Pharaonic expeditions at Abu Simbel and Philae when a loud thunder of drum beats, chanting and shrieking cries rang through the rickety window. Stepping onto the balcony it soon became evident that a local [...]
Into Nubia: Aswan, Abu Simbel and Temple of Isis at Philae
A stern knock on the room door at Noorhan Hotel at 3 am disturbed my peaceful sleep and I arose with haste, excited to embark on another historical journey in Egypt. A quick breakfast of breadsticks spread with fig jam and the van promptly arrived at hotel. We zoomed away through the darkness, hurriedly picking [...]
About Mark Wiens
Hey! My name is Mark. After graduating from university, I decided to travel the world!
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