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Egyptian Dahabiya tour cruise on Nile

What is an Egyptian Dahabiya?

Herodotus said it 2,500 years ago: “Egypt is the gift of the Nile” – and what a gift it is – a narrow strip of cultivatable land teased...
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Traveling along the Silk Road through Western China

A post-trip interview with 2016 trip participant, Kip Lilly   How long was your trip to China and where did you visit? This trip was two and a...
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Orkney Islands, Scotland: Pictish carved stone with dragon motif discovered

The Orkney Islands, an archipelago of 70 islands off the northeastern coast of Scotland, has what some consider to be the greatest concentration of archaeological sites in Scotland.  Here,...
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Myanmar: Land of Golden Pagodas

By Heather Stoeckley If there is one word to describe my experiences in Myanmar, it would be shwe.  It means ‘golden’ in the Burmese language, and from the...
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American South West Tours

Climate Change Causes Disappearance of Ancestral Pueblo People in American Southwest

Droughts of just five or ten years were enough to prompt major shifts in the small niches where Pueblo people grew maize, their major crop.
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Travel Ireland

Human Existence in Ireland…Remarkable Discovery!

Co. Clare Cave is the site of a remarkable archaeological discovery!  And now the date of human existence in Ireland has been pushed back 2,500 years! What does...
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Trips Around Ireland

What’s the Origin of Ireland’s Name?

“In Gaelic myth, Ériu, Banbha and Fódla were three goddesses who greeted the Milesians upon their arrival in Ireland, and who granted them custody of the island. Ériu is...
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What’s UNESCO? Why World Heritage?

What is our World Heritage? The concept of World Heritage is remarkable. The Pyramids of Egypt, Angkor Wat, Easter, Island, Petra, Chichén Itzá…these make up our world’s heritage. World...
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Far Horizons Featured Tour Destinations!

March Featured Tour Destinations! Tour the Grandeurs of Petra & Splendors of Jordan March 13 – 26, 2017 | Gary Rollefson This 14-day trip has been designed to...
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