Tag: Egypt
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Top Travel Spots and Experiences, 2023
Top Spots Thingvellir, Iceland I am biased probably, owing to my affiliation with Iceland, but the great parliament plains are still amongst my top 10 spots anywhere. The flowing river, the grass, the moss, the flowers, the pure white of the church, the ravines and distant volcanos. The history. Picture the scene: every summer for…
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Egypt, Part 2
The Nile Cruise The returnees from Abu Simbel are late. Thus I partake of a placid luncheon, the sole person at the big broad table, and reflect upon my lazy flit around Aswan. But, eventually, noisy people appear, engines start up and the long awaited river cruise begins. Heading north now, we motor between the…
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Egypt, Part 1
Exploring ancient ruins is one of my favourite pastimes. There was a time when I used to take part in archaeological digs and enthuse over an emerging prehistoric wall or a shard of pottery from eons ago ‒ rich rewards for hundreds of hours of scraping in the dirt with a trowel. The fascination with…