Huangluo Red Yao Village Apr 2019
This morning we head north towards Longsheng County to visit the famed long-haired red Yao tribe and the Longji rice terraces. There are about 80 households of red Yao minority tribe in Huangluo Village also known as “Long Hair Village”. The Yao ethnic minority are divided into several branches with the Red Yao who favor … Continue reading Huangluo Red Yao Village Apr 2019
Cormorant Fishermen Apr 2019
What attracted me to Yangshuo was not just the idyllic scenery, in fact I came here mainly to photograph the cormorant fishermen. Cormorant fishing was once a successful local industry but sadly it is no longer economical to fish this way. Besides fishing is not allowed on most parts of the Li River now under … Continue reading Cormorant Fishermen Apr 2019
Yangshuo Guilin Apr 2019
There is a famous Chinese saying that “Guilin has the finest landscape under the sky, and the landscape in Yangshuo is the most beautiful in Guilin”. It is in reference to the rare kind of karst scenery here where it is a combination of karst mountains, green hills, rivers, and caves, resembling a beautiful Chinese … Continue reading Yangshuo Guilin Apr 2019
Khartoum Part 2 Mar 2019
We left the pyramids and the desert to return to the capital of Khartoum in time for some Nuba wrestling. Every Friday at 4pm, there is Nuba wrestling in a kind of a stadium in Bahro. The idea of this age-old tradition from the Nuba Mountains is to wrestle your opponent to the ground in … Continue reading Khartoum Part 2 Mar 2019
Naqa & Mussawarat Mar 2019
Other than the pyramids, two other sites, Naqa and Mussawarat, together make up the UNESCO archaeological sites of the Meroitic Empire. Naqa is one of the largest ruined ancient city centers in Sudan with the remains of two important temples, Temple of Apedemak and Temple of Amun. The Temple of Apedemak was dedicated to the … Continue reading Naqa & Mussawarat Mar 2019
Pyramids of Meroe Mar 2019
We arrive at our home for the next several days, Meroe Tented Camp, located in the remote desert land in Sudan. Meroe Tented Camp is owned and run by the same people as the Nubian Rest House in Jebal Barkal and is the only decent place to stay in the area. It is a permanent … Continue reading Pyramids of Meroe Mar 2019
Faces of Sudan Mar 2019
We leave the Karima area to head towards Meroe via the Bayuda desert surrounded by sharp cone-shaped black basalt mountains and bounded by the loop formed by the Nile between the 4th and 6th Cataract. We met some Bisharin nomads who live in small huts built with dry wooden branches close to rare water wells … Continue reading Faces of Sudan Mar 2019
