On a cruise on the Nile, Marc Atchison enjoys a side trip on a felucca, an ancient boat that was used to transport giant rocks to Cairo to be used in the construction of the great pyramids.

Marc Atchison looks at what Canadian and other international soccer fans can and cannot do when attending the first ever World Cup of soccer in Qatar, which has strict rules we must all follow.

Marc Atchison crawls through a 4,600-year-old tunnel to get a glimpse of Egypt’s amazing past and is greeted by a shadowy figure who looks like he stepped out of the pages of history.

Marc Atchison visits Jordan's fabled Petra and discovers the Pink City is one of the most beautiful and revealing places on Earth.

It's not just us humans getting injections these days. Jerusalem's Western Wall, a.k.a. the Wailing Wall, is also getting jabs to help preserve it for future generations.

AMMAN, JORDAN – Our morning wakeup call came unexpectedly at 4:30 a.m. when we were stirred by the amplified voice of a Muslim holy man calling worshippers to first prayer at a local mosque.

EILAT, ISRAEL – This tiny resort city has always been a desired destination. In fact, in the closing days of Israel’s 1949 War of Independence with its Arab neighbours, a push was on by all sides to claim this magical sun-drenched city that drifts off into the Red Sea for their very own.This tiny resort city has always been a desired destination.

TEL AVIV -The beach in front of the Hilton Hotel is filled with bikini-clad women and bare-chested men riding rainbow coloured-windsurfers. Flirting between the two camps is at high tide - the winks and whistles coming in waves.

JERUSALEM - It’s a story that’s been told many times and one well worth repeating, because its shows the power this city has on even the most famous of people who visit it.

CAESAREA, ISRAEL - An elderly man peered into the “looking glass of history” and began to ask a ghostly figure questions. The figure, dressed as King Herod, said nothing. Frustrated, the man asked his question in a louder voice, thus attracting the attention of a guide named Vered Bavli.