Tag Archives: Egypt

 

Sci-Fi Observations from Egypt

I like science fiction. I’m proud of the knowledge I have regarding TV and film sci-fi (I don’t get a lot of time to read SF). I make no secret of the fact I like sci-fi (it is, after all, what the SF stands for in the title of this site).

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Riding High above the West Bank of the Nile River

The idea was to get an early morning balloon so that we would already be airborne when the sunrise broke the horizon, but this wasn’t to be, instead the sun had been up for about […]

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A Felucca Ride on the Nile River

Taking a Felucca down the Nile is something you must do when visiting Egypt. Feluccas are sail boats that have been used on the Nile since antiquity.

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The Cult Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak, East Bank at Luxor

Karnak remains the largest surviving religious complex in the world and is spread over an area of around 247 acres.

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Abu Simbel temples

Aside from the pyramids and sphinx at Giza, the temples at Abu Simbel are perhaps the most recognisable tourist attractions in Egypt.

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Alexandria, Egypt

An afternoon and early evening spent in the port of Alexandria.

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Egypt

I just recently returned from my first trip to Egypt.
I spent 11 days there visiting a friend and travelling about this vast country, and still I didn’t see all that it has to offer.

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