Pyramid of Chephren

Entombed and Megalomaniac Pharoahs

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December 1st 2006
This blog is dedicated to Terence and Natalie who got married last Sunday 26th November. Congrats guys!!! Took a short trip to Alexandria with some of the Drago guys. Laid back place - very relaxing. It was nice to stroll along the Mediterranean Sea with the locals and not a tourist in sight. Then it was back to Cairo where I said "au revoir" to the Drago crew (farewell drinks on the Nile ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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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