As the land awakened, so did my sense of wonder. I had never imagined animal life to be so intricate, so charged with meaning. When we came upon a herd of seven elephants…
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Marrakech reveals itself gradually, like a secret unwilling to be told all at once. It draws you in through colour, sound and movement…
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Encased within medieval walls and crowned by the Umayyad Grand Mosque, the old city appeared like a jewel when viewed from Salihiyah Hill…
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There is a wild, almost mournful beauty to Petra, a gravity that shakes you to your core. These canyons, rising as natural fortresses just north of Aqaba…
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The Sultanate of Oman, to my mind, bears an unexpected resemblance to Switzerland, chiefly for its remarkable sense of order…
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Ιn the far south of Turkey, not far from the Syrian border, lies Harran — a place that lays claim, with quiet dignity, to more than three millennia…
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Everything was quiet. It was early morning, and the streets of Aswan lay empty. Two feluccas drifted lazily on the Nile, which at that hour offered…
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And so my preparations began. My organized nature was put into use once more. Maps and all the topography of the Holy Land came down from the shelves of my library…
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The first time I found myself in a hotel alone was during my stay at the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz. I was 17 years old, and I had to stay over…
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I closed my eyes, so that I couldn't see the waves that were coming in on us from behind. Mykonos was fading in the distance and could only be seen when we were perched atop one of the giant…
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The more we approached, the more its silhouette became clearer, showing its grandeur of rocky mountains that formed a plateau at the top. Before entering the protected little harbour, I noticed …
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What is left of the old Maritime Republic of Amalfi today? Firstly, the poetry of the landscape. A delicate fusion of natural beauty, historical memories and artistic heritage…
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We entered the church through a small door and started to go downwards, so deep that I felt we were entering the very depths of the Earth...
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A series of very ancient traditions called it the "father Rhine" while its steep valleys, covered with woods and vineyards, are the most representative expression of German Romanticism…
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In Salvador, people smile without hurry, untouched by the pressures of modern life. The Baianas, plump and serene, stand in their lacy white dresses…
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Bermuda revealed itself in fleeting glimpses: green islands embraced by waters shifting from emerald to turquoise, blue to grey, and beaches tinged…
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It was the Persians who first conceived the caravanserai, many of which still rise today — lonely, time-worn sentinels — across the arid landscapes of the East…
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