Labour intensive building at Luxor

Luxor to Aswan

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June 20th 2010
Luxor south to Aswan and back to Cairo It was an early start this morning to go over to the West Bank to the Valley of the Kings. Our mode of transport started with a ferry to the other side where we met our donkeys for an hour’s walk to the tombs. The beast I was assigned was playing up at the start, nipping the other donkeys and being pushy, I tried to swap him, but the guide said this was the ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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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