Mike Unwin

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Helen Wood |Sophie Dickinson |Amanda Hyde |Mike Unwin

Mule trekking across Morocco's other-worldly Atlas peaks, our writer discovers a destination as unique as it is overlookedIt's hard to believe that a mere three and a half hour flight from Gatwick could transport you back in time to a medieval world, but when landing in Marrakech - where African, Arabian and modern European cultures converge - that's exactly what happens.

Nov 26, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Mike Unwin

Samara sits three hours’ drive north of Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth We shoulder through the bushes and step out onto Eagle Rock.

Nov 6, 2024 | inews.co.uk | Mike Unwin

“This is going to be one of the most impressive things you’ll see in your life,” says our Egyptologist guide Mohamed Younis. I’m about to enter Great Hypostyle Hall – the heart of the vast Karnak temple complex at Luxor, in southern Egypt. Clearly, we should brace ourselves. Mohamed is not wrong. But I’m not sure what I find most striking. First, it’s the scale: the hall comprises 134 huge sandstone columns, many over 10 metres tall and supporting architraves that weigh 70 tons each.

Sep 30, 2024 | theguardian.com | Mike Unwin

I’m crouching in a windowless stone cell, peering at a ball of fluff stuffed into a crack in the floor. The cell is a beehive hut, or clochán; 1,400 years ago, it offered sleeping quarters to monks. The fluff is a baby seabird – to be precise, the chick of a European storm petrel. As my eyes adjust, I make out the glint of a tiny eye. After dark, the parents will return with food. For now, the chick sits tight.

Aug 24, 2024 | msn.com | Mike Unwin

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