That Eritrea has a history of being overlooked had been highlighted for me by the blank stare I received from the assistant in the travel section of a main London branch of Waterstones.

Asmara is one of the oldest cities of Eritrea designed by the Italians. The foundations of the city are believed to have been built some 700 years ago. It became an experimental space for ...

We catch the waft of spices, frankincense and myrrh, commodities traded on the sagging decks of the dhows and houris as they have been since the time of the Queen of Sheba and the Axumite empire.