20 Days of Tut Objects: Day 1: Meat Mummies

20 Days of Tut Objects. A series of original Harry Burton photos (1923) of objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Day 1: Are we looking at hat boxes? Very large eye glass cases?… or poorly-made dutch clogs? Nope… These are 48 “meat mummies”:...
10 years of Egypt: 2010-2020

10 years of Egypt: 2010-2020

My Decade of Egyptomania by Laura Ranieri Khufu took almost 30 years to build the great pyramid. Some 4600 years later and for one sweet decade, I have immersed myself in the world of Egypt, both ancient and modern. It has been a journey of empowerment, adventure and...
Cairo Reborn: Extraordinary New Openings 2019 & 2020

Cairo Reborn: Extraordinary New Openings 2019 & 2020

The Revival & Renaissance of Egypt’s Capital By Laura Ranieri-Roy Egypt is long over-due for another age of glory — and it may be underway now. No other civilization on the face of the planet has gone through so many tidal waves of change over so many...
GEM – Another Wonder at Giza, Egypt

GEM – Another Wonder at Giza, Egypt

Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) – Set to Open near Egyptian Pyramids by January 2020 By Laura Ranieri It’s bigger than Khufu – and just one year away from opening….The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), set to be the world’s largest archaeological museum costing $1 billion...