Chris at Karnack temple-amazing place

Egypt 1

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January 17th 2017
Egyptian Adventure 1 We set off from Casas Nuevas on a very crisp January morning. We had a bit of breakfast in the station and got the 9.36 to Madrid. Our hostal ( the Spanish word for a simple hotel) was about 10 minutes walk away from the station and our room was clean and comfortable, if a little cosy, but it was opposite the iconic Reina Sofia museum and it only cost €50 a night . We had a ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt

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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