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...ways. Perhaps the most dramatic was her visit last year to Eritrea, which had just won a 30-year war of independence from Ethiopia and had promptly shut down the airport and all other means of communication with the outside world. Michaels flew to neighboring Djibouti, chartered an Arab dhow to the Red Sea port of Mesewa and hitched a ride for the final 71 miles to the Eritrean capital, Asmara...
...jewelry in a green malachite case, estimated to cost at least $1.5 million. Between the lowly spud and the regal ice are such newlywed staples as goblets, china, tableware, pots and pans, a microwave oven, a vacuum cleaner-but no toaster. Nonessentials included a 2-ft.-long solid gold dhow from Bahrain and a Steuben glass bowl from President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan. In the campy department are matching terry bathrobes with Charles and Diana stitched on their backs prizefighter style, a gift from Bridesmaid Clementine Hambro...
...palm tree, 18 inches high, that was hung with pearls representing dates, as well as a gold brooch in the shape of a sailing ship, studded with diamonds and rubies. Kuwait's offering: a double string of pearls and a solid silver model of an Arab TIM GRAHAM dhow. In Saudi Arabia, she picked up a gold incense burner, an amethyst-studded gold tray, a gold coffee jug shaped like a falcon and a pair of matching gold goblets. Prince Philip did not do badly either. His presents included several jewel-studded golden swords. The Prince, however, provided...
...Tigris to the British Broadcasting Corp., which has assigned a cameraman to film the voyage from beginning to end. He has engaged a nine-man crew that includes an American, a Russian, an Italian, a Mexican, a Japanese, a German, two Scandinavians and an Iraqi (three Indian dhow skippers, hired to help navigate through some difficult waters on the route, withdrew from the expedition when they got a look at the craft...
...interest in African music," said Duke, who joined an almost all-black Baptist choir in Nutley, N.J., back in 1969. For the still stately blonde, the Pate revels were part of an 18-day, 3,000-mile plane safari across Kenya and Zambia. After mingling with swarthy dhow captains, veiled ladies and outdoor coffee sellers in Lamu, Kenya, Duke toured the town's museum, then peeled off a $200 contribution. "It's like a tale from The Thousand and One Nights come to life. All I am thinking about as I leave Africa is coming back," she said...