Star Clipper is a 115m Tall Ship, carrying just 170 guests in pampered comfort. She cruises out of Phuket during the southern summer, relocating to the Med in March to cruise the Med during the northern summer.

Onboard for an Indian Ocean crossing, Fiona Harper will join Star Clipper in March 2010 on her repositioning cruise. Contact Fiona (fiona@fionaharper.com.au) to confirm in principle support in commissioning an article based on this voyage.

Images will be available from Fiona Harper and Star Clipper.

The largest city in Africa and home to almost a quarter of Egypt’s population is a melting pot where the antiquities of Pharaonic dynasties, the treasures of Greco-Roman civilisation and jewels of Islamic and Christian architecture co-exist in peaceful harmony. 

The Egyptian capital is indeed one of the most fascinating cities in the world.

An illustrated feature on the Cairo can be written on assignment from 1000 to 2000 words, depending upon editorial requirements.  A short ‘sidebar’ or a dedicated feature can also be written on golf opportunities in the Egyptian capital. 

The Maritim Jolie Ville Golf & Resort Sharm el Sheikh has an adjoining 6021 yard championship course where a memorable game can be enjoyed in a dramatic setting combining mountains, desert and sea.

Cairo has the pharaoh’s share of courses in the country with seven grassy playgrounds welcoming hackers to hard hitters. 

Opened in November 1999 after being carved from the desert beyond Cairo, the 18 hole 7108 yard course at the Mirage City Golf Club is the sporting sensation at the 428 room JW Marriott Hotel. 

Closer to the city on the circa 1889 Mena House Oberoi Golf Club, golfers can be distracted by the unusual setting.  The 40 acre tree lined golf oasis is back dropped by the mass of the Cheops Pyramid!

An illustrated feature on the golf scene in Egypt can be written on assignment from 1000 to 2000 words, depending upon editorial requirements.  A short ‘sidebar’ or a dedicated tourism or destination feature can also be written on Cairo, Alexandria and Sharm el Sheikh. 

An illustrated feature on Alexandria can be written on assignment from 1000 to 2000 words, depending upon editorial requirements.  A short ‘sidebar’ on Alexandria's historic golf course can also be included.

In addition a 'sidebar' can be written on Cairo or the resort town of Sharm el Sheikh.

                                                                                                                                 Little did Cleopatra know what trend she was setting when she first set forth in her royal barge on the Nile in an effort to impress Julius Caesar.  For now, more than 2000 years later, cruising down the Nile is the single most tourist-oriented activity in the land of the Pharaohs -- after a visit to the Pyramids at Giza.

Ever since the Middle Ages, Nile cruises have been de rigeur – but never so stylish as they are now. The recent relaunch of Sun Boat IV has lifted this genre of travel to another level – rekindling the romance of adventure inspired by Agatha Christie’s classic mystery murder