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A site for serious travelers (see essays below)
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Arrangements to meet people who share your interests.
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For each option, total cost, our commission & fee (usually $0), and the estimated local retention rate (see More below).
Serving you…
Getting to know you. We’ll ask how you want to experience the world.
Deep encounters. We’ve searched the world’s literature on travel, trying to understand the fundamentals. We’ll discuss what we’ve learned (see essays above).
Personalized planning. Details, details, details. We love them all.
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The astonishing bronze bust above was made in the Ife kingdom in present-day Nigeria in the 1300s using the lost wax method. It was brought to Europe in 1910 by Leo Frobenius, who believed early Africans could not have made art of such beauty and sophistication. He therefore attributed the works to Greek artists living on the mythical island Atlantis! This absurd view was quickly discredited. Modern critics admire the naturalism; lifelike, soft modelling of the face; careful observation of individual features; the serene and regal composure; and above all, the sense of presence—the face seems almost alive, even as though it might speak. Michael Glover has remarked that the busts are similar to, and compare favorably with, the work of Donatello, produced nearly a century later in Italy.
Story of the Ife bronze bust