Travel
Siwa, Egypt
The sublimely isolated oasis of Siwa, on Egypt’s Libyan border, is luring a new crowd of groovy travelers (and Prince Charles too). A dispatch from the land that time forgot.
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Setting up for lunch on the dunes.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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A view of the dunes.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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A domed ceiling at the eco-lodge Adrère Amellal, built from Siwan rock and clay.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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Abdallah Baghi brewing tea on the dunes.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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The saltwater pool.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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The lodge at dusk.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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Adrère Amellal at midday.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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A cavelike guest room.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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The saltwater pool.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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A view of the dunes.
Photographer: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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The lodge’s owner, Mounir Neamatalla.