What better way to spend Halloween night, after the Trick or Treaters have long disappeared from the streets then by returning to a dark and bone chilling Ottawa night. A night when I was introduced to Ottawa residents that are only ever discussed in hush tones. A night in which, if you were a Catholic, you might be slipping holy water into your pocket and a crucifix … [Read more...]
Wandering Through History at the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
For those of us that love to travel back in time, exploring history and anthropology, the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities is really a bit of a dream, as there are not many places you can go back further in human history, especially right from it's source. And this is a museum that I really never expected to be walking inside. Now love of history … [Read more...]
‘Anthro… What?’ from the Road to Fayoum
*Updated with the answer. Congratulations to Giulia Cimarosti of Travel Reportage and Kathlyn Clore for figuring it out.* Was booting down the road to Fayoum, Egypt today (love that I can say that) and I saw these structures. I was curious as to what these were, as their architecture wasn't quite like anything I'd seen from the Egyptian homes. So we hopped out of the … [Read more...]
‘Anthro… What?’ from the Egyptian Countryside
*Updated with the answer. Congratulations to Christopher Allen of I Must Be Off and Tim and Nat of A Cook Not Mad for puzzling it out. They posted their winning answers to us on facebook and twitter, respectively, so you won't see them in the comments.* One of my fascinations in University and still to this day is anthropology, specifically the interesting artifacts and … [Read more...]
