Alexandria's Lesser Touristed Areas

$25 Pyramid (or It's Gettin' Hot In Here...)

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February 5th 2006
Usually when I hear about an activity involving long shafts, getting down on your knees, and entering in through the back tunnel, I'm not so eager to participate. However, if you're talking about Giza and crawling through the Great Pyramids, well than I say "Grrrrease me up, laddie!" I've been wanting to come to Egypt ever since I first played the game Tutankhamun on Atari 64 (yeah, most people ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Mediterranean » Alexandria

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more