9 articles tagged with north africa
The Mediterranean has always felt like home to me, perhaps because its waters kissed the shores of my childhood in Marseille. But there's something distinctly different about Algeria's coastline – rawer, less curated for tourism, and infinitely more intriguing. Last...
Though I'm writing this beneath Canberra's Southern Cross, my mind wanders to Tunisia's North Star, where the Mediterranean whispers against ancient shores. As an astrophysicist who splits his existence between observatory domes and thermal springs, I found Tunisia to be...
G'day, fellow wanderers! I've just returned from what might be the most photogenic spot in North Africa, and crikey, was it a beauty! Picture this: a hillside village where every building is painted pristine white and adorned with doors and...
The morning call to prayer echoes across the Bay of Algiers as I adjust my aperture, trying to capture that perfect moment when golden light washes over the city's white buildings. This is Algiers – *El Bahdja*, the White City...
The medina walls of North Africa have long stood as silent witnesses to centuries of trade, cultural exchange, and human connection. As someone who has spent a lifetime observing the intricate workings of the human heart, I find myself equally...
There's something magical about standing at the intersection of cultures, where Mediterranean waves crash against North African shores under the same stars my father taught me to map as a child. Oran—Algeria's second-largest city—embodies this beautiful convergence. As a graduate...
The morning call to prayer echoed through Constantine's misty valleys as I laced up my running shoes, preparing to trace the contours of what locals call 'The City of Bridges.' Standing at the edge of the Sidi M'Cid Bridge, with...
The first time I glimpsed Sidi Bou Said from the coastal road, I was reminded of a cricket match in Santorini I'd covered years ago – that same striking contrast of whitewashed buildings against the deep blue Mediterranean, yet with...
Standing at the edge of Hippo Regius, watching the golden Mediterranean light wash over ancient Roman stones, I felt that familiar tingle at the base of my spine. The same sensation I get during a critical rescue when ancestral knowledge...