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EGYPTIAN ODYSSEY…LUXOR, SAILING ON A FELUCCA, LUXOR TEMPLE, VALLEY OF THE KINGS, AND THE KARNAK TEMPLE

Our Egyptian odyssey continues with a flight from Cairo to Luxor. Our last visit here was actually only on the plane at the Luxor Airport in 1997! 68 people were killed in a recent Islamic terrorism attack and our tour guides wouldn’t allow us off the plane. This…

EXPLORING THE FASCINATING PYRAMIDS OF SAQQARA AND GIZA, AND A CAMEL IN LOVE.

Marla and I were very fortunate to visit Egypt in January before all the recent volatile events in the Middle East. We toured the complex of Saqqara located on the western bank of the Nile and about an hour south of Cairo. The area was used as a royal metropolis…

THE AMAZING WONDERS OF TUTANKHAMUN. AN EXPLORATION OF HIS TOMB IN THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS AND HIS FABULOUS GALLERY IN THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM.

Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 has captivated people throughout the world. I was enthralled with the story as a young boy and hoped to someday visit the tomb itself. We flew to Luxor to see King Tutankhamun’s actual tomb in the…

OUR EGYPTIAN TRAVEL ADVENTURE FINALLY HAPPENED AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS

Egypt was supposed to be part of a tour of the Maasai Mara Reserve in Kenya and a cruise to the Seychelles Islands in 1997. Sadly, there was a terrorist attack in Luxor killing 62 people, mostly tourists. We were advised to stay on the plane at both the Luxor…