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Pyramids More Than 4000 Years Old At Memphis, Saqqara And Giza
- May 12th, 2009
25 July 2008: Memphis, founded around 3,100 BC, is the legendary city of Menes, the King who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Early on, Memphis was more likely a fortress from which Menes controlled the [...] Read More
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Mummies, Perfume Oil And Baksheesh
- May 12th, 2009
24 July 2008: If you are in Cairo, the must-do is definitely the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum. It is home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms.
The pink Egyptian Museum [...] Read More
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Downtown Cairo & Felucca Ride
- May 12th, 2009
23 July 2008: Egypt needs some getting used to.
We hadn’t been to Egypt before, and from what we heard, many travelers have a love-hate attitude towards this country in North Africa. Crossing the roads here is a very perilous activity. There’s hardly any traffic lights for pedestrians to cross the road; people drive crazily with [...] Read More
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Going To Finch Bay Dock
- May 12th, 2009
3rd July 2008: It’s our last day in Galapagos, and we decided to explore another part of Santa Cruz which is very close to the town of Puerto Ayora. To get there, we took a ‘water taxi’ to Finch Bay Dock at Punta Estrada, a 5-min boat ride away.
On the boat
Cruise yachts in the background [...] Read More
