Africa

Ful medames… a Middle-Eastern breakast staple.

Food and wine

Forget bacon and eggs - this breakfast dish of millions is truly great

You haven’t lived until you’ve started your day with a heaving bowl of slow-cooked beans, a rich stew carrying aromas of cumin, olive oil, garlic and lemon.

Ben Groundwater

There’s an unobstructed view of the pyramids from the museum.

Egypt

Seven things you must see at the world’s largest archaeological museum

After years of delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is officially opening next month. Here are seven highlights among its many wonders.

Andrew Bain

Big male tuskers can be beautiful, but frightening.

Opinion
Adventure holidays

A stare-off with a wild elephant taught me a valuable lesson

At this point I think, he’ll move away now, once he realises we’re blocking his path. He doesn’t. He keeps on coming.

Lee Tulloch

I learnt to stop looking at life through a viewfinder.

South Africa

On the trip of a lifetime, I left my camera behind. I don’t regret it

I used to witness the world’s great wildlife destinations through a viewfinder. Then this one changed me.

Julietta Jameson

Feluccas moored at the ancient ruins of Swenet on Elephantine Island in Aswan.

Cruises

One of the world’s best travel experiences is back in fashion

A Nile River cruise is one of the world’s best travel experiences, not just for its incredible temples and tombs, but for the marvellous riverine and desert scenery.