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Situated on the west bank of the Nile across from Thebes (modern day Luxor), the Valley of the Queens is the final resting place for the wives of Egypt’s Pharaohs (who themselves are buried in the nearby Valley of the Kings). The Valley of the Queens contains over seventy tombs from the 18th, 19th and [...]

Depending on your destination, you may be forced to join a police escorted convoy when traveling around Egypt. We were required to join one when we drove from Luxor to Safaga, a port on the Red Sea. Every few hours, the convoys stop at restaurants and gift shops that were specifically built to sell extremely [...]

Trying to get back into the swing of things as far as posting daily and figured this would be a good photo to highlight due to the recent situation in Egypt. The above photo was taken in April 2005 at a police checkpoint outside Dendara, Egypt. The giant poster is of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, [...]

It’s not quite the beaches of Southern California or the Outer Banks, but the Red Sea isn’t bad. Safaga is a sleepy port on the Red Sea, lacking the excitement of its northern cousin, Sharm-El-Sheikh. Still, there are plenty of options for tourists in this small town, especially if you enjoy snorkeling or scuba diving. [...]

These reliefs in the Dendera Temple complex were destroyed by early Egyptian Christians. The Christians considered the Egyptian gods to be pagan, and thus tried to suppress the worship of these gods.

Located across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor, the Colossi of Memnon were erected nearly 3,400 years ago in 1350 BC. They were carved from large blocks of quartzite sandstone that were transported (by slaves, no doubt) 420 miles overland from the quarry site to their present location. They originally stood guard [...]

The above relief is from the Hathor temple near Dendera, Egypt. It depicts Cleopatra with Caesarion (little Caesar), her son by Julius Caesar

My friend and I rented this boat for a few bucks when we were staying in Luxor, Egypt. Technically, there was a captain, too, but he did let us take turns driving the boat up and down the river. I think the tourists aboard the large Nile cruises were a bit shocked to see us [...]

Don’t worry, you can still get your Big Mac fix during your Egypt holidays. This is the police officer assigned to guard the McDonald’s in Luxor, Egypt.

The Great Sphinx of Giza, built c. 2500 BC.