From Pit to Pyramid

February 24, 2011

Trace the evolution of funerary architecture from the predynastic pit grave through the development of the mastaba tomb, to the pyramid complexes of the 4th Dynasty. It almost seems that from the dawn of Egyptian civilisation until the end they were obsessed with death and burial. Yet when you look at scenes of daily life [...]

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So which Nile cruise is your ultimate Egyptian holiday experience?

February 4, 2011

Which Nile cruise do you want “Butlin’s holiday camp” or sheer unadulterated luxury? Nile cruises have always been popular but a bit like a chocolate bar; just as the chocolate manufactures still label it the same thing but you get a smaller bar cruise boats have been doing the same thing. In the time of [...]

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Historic sites only accessible by sailing boat

January 12, 2011

One of the many joys of a sailing Nile cruise is the ability to visit the smaller Pharonic sites that have no mooring for the larger cruise boats. A particular favorite is Gebel Silsila where you stay the night directly in front of the floodlit Speos of Horemheb. As well as the Speos there are [...]

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