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“LOST HORIZON” FOUND!

Posted on November 6, 2014 by davebartruff

The True Shangri-la Discovered in Remote China Story and photography by Dave Bartruff “Very well, then, we’ll be off to Shangri-La. Wherever and whatever it is, we’ll try it.” – Lost Horizon by James Hilton 1933 Lijiang, China: Countless readers … Continue reading →

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MAKING ANTARCTIC DREAMS COME TRUE!

Posted on November 5, 2014 by davebartruff

Story and photography by Dave Bartruff As I ventured out on deck of my expedition ship at the start of another exciting day at sea, I was nearly blinded by the brilliant blanket of snow that coated its deck from … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Nile: Egypt’s River of Life

Posted on September 23, 2010 by davebartruff

Photo feature by Dave Bartruff Throughout time, the waters of the Nile River have sustained Egyptian civilization. Coursing six hundred miles northward from the Sudan border and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea, the waterway has always been Egypt’s River of … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s Desert Monasteries of the Wadi Natroun

Posted on September 13, 2010 by davebartruff

Photo feature by Dave Bartruff Out in the Egyptian desert between Cairo and Alexandria is an oasis of Christianity that has existed for two millennia: the Coptic Orthodox monasteries of the Wadi Natroun. Here, millenia earlier, in the same vast … Continue reading →

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