Dec 2, 2025
Highlights and personal moments from our 2025 small-group journey By Laura Ranieri Roy This past October-November, with a group of 12 intrepid travellers, we truly did it all. Was it life-changing? Yes, I think for some it was! At times it was exhausting… but it was...
Nov 11, 2025
By Laura Ranieri Roy Four days after Egypt’s grand opening celebrations — when President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi welcomed dignitaries from around the world to witness the unveiling of his country’s new crown jewel — I found myself once again inside the Grand Egyptian...
Sep 25, 2025
By Laura Ranieri Roy Here’s a story that might sound like a Hollywood script. A glittering jewel, a cunning inside job, and a vanishing treasure. Think The Pink Panther, To Catch a Thief, or Ocean’s 8. But this one is real—and it played out not on the silver screen,...
Sep 23, 2025
by Laura Ranieri Roy They say that those who burn bright and live powerful but short lives are like blue giants — luminous, burning-hot stars that ignite the sky yet collapse under their own weight far sooner than lesser stars. Many of us have known extraordinary...
Sep 4, 2025
By Laura Ranieri Roy, Egyptologist Modern Egyptians, like many of us, have a serious sweet tooth. But did you know the ancients did too? 3,500 years ago, of course, there was no refined sugar to rot their teeth—just sand to wear them down. But luscious cakes and...
Jul 21, 2025
Rituals, Renewals and Revelry Along the Nile by Laura Ranieri Roy Think of kicking up your heels, sipping copious amounts of beer, indulging in heavy carbs, and dancing the night away as a modern phenomenon? Well, think again! The ancient Egyptians were well ahead of...
