July 14th: Abu Simbel. Whew!!! I could really just sum up the group’s experience with this great architectural and engineering feet with those three words. Abu Simbel is amazing, in the classic sense of the word. Even the view from the plane, from hundreds of miles in the air, is breath-taking. Truly a sight to

We closed out July 12th, our first day in Aswan, by traveling down the Nile for a visit to the Nubian Village. As I have mentioned before, the people are quite poor and disadvantaged, yet regal and dignified. Theirs is the air of a people who, yet downtrodden, know that their current state is neither

Tuesday, July 12th was our first full day in Aswan. I was quite excited because the population of that city more closely represents the peopling of ancient Egypt. I was also excited to walk on the holy ground that once was Meröe, Napata and Kerma and others between 300, BCE and 300, CE., the last

We toured the Cairo Museum on July 12th, and flew 800 miles south to Aswan. Aswan is home to the Aswan High dam, which flooded countless sacred sites from the Upper Kemetic kingdom of Meröe, and others. The dam also displaced thousands of Nubians, who trace their lineage directly back to the Pharaonic period. The

Peace and love from the Motherland!! Twenty-seven years ago (at age 7), I made my first trip to Africa with my father, grandmother and 31 and other people. Since my first trip to Africa, I have written two books, travelled the world sharing my experiences, and have travelled to Africa over 13 times (and making

After we left the Mir (Meer) or Pyramids and Heru-em-Akhet (Sphinx) at Giza on July 10th, we ventured to what is left of the first capital of Kemet (Egypt), Men Nefer, also known by its Greek name, Memphis. There, we encountered several statues of Rameses II, or “Rameses the Great.” Among them is the Colossus

Prior to July 10th, 2016, one of the few things that couldn’t be said about Heru-em-Akhet (The Sphinx) that hasn’t already been said is that I was there at The Great Heru-em-Akhet, or “Heru (Horus) on the Horizon.”  Much of the world’s population is at least familiar with the image of this 240 foot long, hewn

Sunday, June 10th, 2016 was bound to be an extra special day for me. Not only was it my daughter’s seventh birthday, it was also my first time visiting the world famous Pyramids of the Giza Plateau in Egypt, including the Great Pyramid, which is not only the oldest of the “Seven Wonders of the

On Friday, July 8th, 2016, I began my first journey to Africa with the “Ancient Egypt: Light of the World” 21st Annual Study Tour with Brother Tony Browder. I have been studying African history and culture since 1992, and have been fascinated by the wonders of Ancient Kemet (Egypt), so my experience leading up the