Horse Carriage – Giza, Egypt – Daily Photo
The charriot came to Egypt about 4,000 years ago. When you go to Egypt you will still see some horse carriages and I think it is amazing that an ancient Egyptian would ...
Travel to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe, Zambia) – Episode 371
Hear about travel to Victoria Falls as the Amateur Traveler talks to Nir Ben-Dov about his trip to this spectacular falls on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. This was Nir’s second ...
Sphinx and Pyramid – Giza, Egypt – Daily Photo
One of the most iconic pictures of Egypt is this picture of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid at Giza. The Great Pyramid is so old that it was built before the ...
Cairo Market Stall – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo
I love markets as a subject for picture taking and the traditional stalls like this one at a market in Cairo I find just beautiful.
Pharaoh’s Bust – Luxor, Egypt – Daily Photo
This bust of a pharaoh is from the temple of Luxor in Egypt. As I recall the bust is of the great pharaoh Ramesses II.
Gazelle – Lake Manyara, Tanzania – Daily Photo
This picture is of a beautiful Gazelle at Lake Manyara park outside of Arusha Tanzania.
Cleopatra’s Beach – Marsa Matruh, Egypt – Daily Photo
This beach is named after Cleopatra (the 7th, the one you know) who had a villa nearby. An underground passage lead to this beach where she and Marc Antony might have taken ...
Temple of Ramesses II – Abu Simbel, Egypt – Daily Photo
The cartouche on the left indicates that this is the temple of Ramesses. The top character is “Ra” or sun. This makes it easy to spot on Egyptian temples. Of course, it ...
Baby Hippo – Ngorogoro Crater, Tanzania – Daily Photo
This baby hippopotamus (Greek for water horse) was the most playful of the hippos that we saw at the Ngorogoro Crater.
Coptic Monastery – Wadi el Natrun, Egypt – Daily Photo
Saint Macarius of Egypt came to Wadi el Natrun in the Egyptian desert around 330 AD where he founded a monastic community that can still be visited today.
