Outdone by its big brother...

The 'Little Temple' of Abu Simbel - not quite as grand as the (you guessed the name already) Great Temple, but still a lovely little monument

How to spot an Australian from 20 paces

April 23rd 2007
Luxor-Aswan-Abu Simbel-AswanTom GriffithAn Aswani Ahwa One of the best ways to experience Egypt is to sit back in a coffee-shop, tea in hand, and talk crap with the locals who will invariably be attracted to your table.[/ ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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

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Travel happens when I can fit it in, nowadays, but it will always be my favourite hobby. Here's my list of the best bits so far, in thirteen years of hopping around the world: Asia Angkor Wat (Cambodia) Taj Mahal and Varanasi (India) Annapurna Range and Kathmandu (Nepal) Bagan (Burma) Koh Phiphi (Thailand) Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors and the Forbidden City (China) Peshawar and the Chitral-Gilgit road (Pakistan) Istanbul and Butterfly Valley (Turkey) Luang Prabang (Laos) Americas Teotihuacan and Mexico City (Mexico) Lake Atitlan and Tikal (Guatem... full info

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