Like every thing in the world, all endeavours are collaborative. This book is no exception. The author is indebted to family and friends world wide for having imbued this book with sentimental  exchanges and meaningful conversations; to  travellers, who during their short and longer stays, have planted the seeds of concord, transcending barriers of religious, racial, andnational divide by sharing their joys and experiences in the realm of the unfamiliar and the unknown; to the people of Siwa and their tribal leaders for creating homes away from home; to Egypt’s diplomatic Corps for carrying Siwa’s flag across the seven continents of the world; and to Environmental Quality International (EQI) for being a family at home and at work.