Descending the 3000 Steps

Buried in His Jammies

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March 22nd 2009
Egypt is not just King Tut who didn't build much in the way of temples or lead great military campaigns like his predecessors. He is, however, renowned for inexplicably being buried with amazing treasures even though he was in reality a very minor ruler. I came back from Egypt a week ago. Spent 9 days there after a week in both Jordan and Israel. All are fantastic destinations and perfectly sa ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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