Abu Simbel

Originally built in 1274BC, Re-discovered as just a head poking out of the Saharan sand in 1813, Shifted up the hill block by block in 1964 to make way for Lake Nasser.

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Unanticipated Bonuses While on a Quest for Sun

May 29th 2010
I know that the 2009/2010 winter was particularly harsh for pretty much all of the northern hemisphere, so I’m not expecting great pity, but in Slovenia it was really long and really cold. I would pass the Abanka building on Slovenska cesta most mornings at 6am and the temperature was often as low as -14C. I appreciate that other places get colder but I have spent the last few winters in South ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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