In 1954, the government of Egypt announced that it was to build the Aswan Dam, a project that proposed to flood a valley containing priceless treasures of ancient civilizations. Despite opposition from Egypt and Sudan, U .. more ..

This is my last post about Chiang Mai. Since 2010, we’ve spent about 10 months of it in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We keep leaving. We keep saying good-bye. Then, we hit a wall. Egypt last year. Beijing this winter. We need to recuperate, relax, and just go home. I’ve written so much about Chiang Mai on this blog, mostly because I happened to travel there more often than anywhere else (we spent thre .. more ..

Egypt is a never ending adventure of history, architecture, culture and fun from the grandiose sites to those off the beaten track. With newly uncovered tombs or pyramids being uncovered all the time, the discovery never ends here whilst the vibrant culture itself shifts and moves with the times, yet always remaining true to its roots. The Pyramids of Giza are the biggest and most famous sight of all – a great place to start your all inclusive holidays to Egypt. They ar .. more ..

Hieroglyphics at the Temple of Kom-Obo, Egypt

177KB PDF: Go down to the river and turn left," I tell myself. I'm in a new city, looking for the museum. I'm halfway there before I realise what I've said. The river, so casually dismissed as a place on the map, is the Nile. This is Cairo, the ancient city of Babylon, and I'm on a brief stopover, much to the disbelief of the staff at the low-budget hotel...

Aswan is the southernmost city in Egypt and a place where the Nile cataracts begin. Impossibly hot in summer and  pleasantly warm in winter. When I first visited Aswan I thought this place is magic! Now after a few years I still think the same. Whenever I am in Egypt I just can’t wait to [...]

It is obvious that Cairo is attractive to the tourists all over the world because of its immense cultural heritage. After all, it is the cultural capital of the Arab world. Cairo is the capital city of the mysterious Egypt and is the largest city is entire Africa. The city is over a thousand years [...]

When most people think about the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, Egypt they likely imagine relaxing on the beach, scuba diving, adventuring in the desert, golfing, and lounging at a big resort. Hurghada does have all of that. Rarely, however, does one think about fresh markets and a taste of local Egyptian culture. It’s there in Hurghada, if only you look hard enough. You won’t find that local culture on Sheraton Street, an area which many .. more ..