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  • Location: London, Adelaide, Cairo, Alexandria, Egypt

The Postcard

1930s, 2002: Because the idea of a postcard starting a journey seems like a forgotten and lost art.

  • Location: Aswan, Luxor, Valley of the Kings

Whispers of the Sand

1800s, 1900s: Retracing in the steps of her great grandmother who travelled across Egypt, a young woman meets up with the ghosts of the past..

  • Location: Nairobi, Masai Mara

Journey Towards a Falling Sun

1970s, 1980s: An American and an African meet on the streets of Nairobi and a love affair beings.. but consequences are not far behind.

  • Location: Johannesburg

Random Violence

2000s: The author, raised in South Africa, shares his experiences and fears of the crimes and underbelly of this too often gritty way of life…

  • Location: Aswan

The Twelve Rooms of the Nile

1849: Gustave Flaubert and Florence Nightingale each toured Egypt at exactly the same time back in 1849 and followed a nearly identical itinerary. They never…

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No Man’s Land

2019: War is coming to No-Man’s Land, and Connor Fraser will be ready.

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