Village life

Up and down the Nile

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January 23rd 2017
Egyptian adventure 2 Having visited the west bank of Luxor aka The Valley of the Kings we spent the next day, with the same guide, visiting the temples of Luxor and Karnac. We set off on the short journey to Karnac and thankfully there were no suggestions of any “shopping” trips. Karnac is stunning, he described it as the Vatican of Egypt and it was certainly a huge site. I sometimes just wan ... 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