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Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir El-Bahari

February 20th 2009
The Theban necropolis, to be found on the West Bank of what is now called Luxor, contains several of Egypt's most famous sights. It was here that the deceased of the New Kingdom, that period between the 16th and 11th centuries BC when the Ancient Egyptian civilisation was at its peak, were buried - from pharaohs down to craftsmen. Though you could probably see a good chunk of the area within a d ... read more

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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

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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28th February 2011

victoria korshak
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amazing
to be able to visit a place of such history and beauty must be the most amazing moments of life i hope someday i will be able to experience such a piece of history to make memories of i think anyone who has had this experience must be some of the luckiest alive

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