Isabelle Eberhardt, the Nomad Queen of the Sahara
The cross-dressing aristocrat who became a nomad If there is one word to summarize Isabelle Eberhardt’s life it would be: fate. The illegitimate daughter of an exiled aristocrat led her life as she saw fit, traveled widely in the Maghreb,…
Travel Asia – Zheng – He’s travels
The ships of the Zheng-He armada were amazing. They are the largest wooden boats ever built with masts erected on 120 meters long and 50 meters wide decks. To compare, the explorer Vasco de Gama’ ship was about 23 meters…