Me at Luxor Temple

Terrific Trains and Temples

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November 6th 2007
Hello everyone! Let me first of all say thanks for all the great comments! Since writing last, I left Alexandria and headed to Port Said which was great for so many reasons! Not only did it have a cheap yet wonderful room at just 2.10, it had a fanstastic supermarket. Ok it wasnt a Tesco but it was a start. Plus I wasn't hassled at all there. And I met a Richard Branson lookalike who took me und ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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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