Malawi

Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi and formerly known as Nyasaland, stands as a landlocked country situated in Southeastern Africa. Its borders are shared with Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest.

Malawi

Lingadzi Namilomba Nature Reserve

Between Old Town and New Town is a "Nature Reserve" covering 370 acres of native woodland that has escaped development. The Park has a wildlife information centre and several guided trails through the forest, and the crocodile-rich Linga... read more

Malawi

Mulanje southern mountainous region

Magnificent scenery, free passage through forested mountain valleys, well-trodden paths and well-maintained special huts and camps make this the best trekking area in the country. The terrain here rises very steeply and suddenly from a hilly plain... read more

Malawi

Livonde National Park

Liwonde National Park, 205 kilometres south-east of Lilongwe is the best national park in the country, it is well managed by a dedicated team of gamekeepers and is renowned for the good species diversity of its inhabitants and beautiful scenery. L... read more

Malawi

Nyika National Park

Nyika National Park in the north of the country is a hilly area on the spurs of the plateau of the same name, rising to an average of 2,000 metres above sea level. The entire area is covered with mopane fields and dense mimbo evergreen forests, in... read more

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Egypt

Khan Al-Khalili Market

Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more

Greece

Ancient Agora

In the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more

Mali

Niono

The city of Niono is known as the "Venice of Mali" because of its system of canals and channels that criss-cross the entire city, and the local brick mosque is almost as famous as the famed Djenné Mosque.