Pharaoh

... and the only one to remain largely intact. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu. Egyptian Museum of Antiquities - Extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, most on ...

... or something. She was going to go to the gym and asked if I wanted to go so I said yes. The place was called Pharaoh's Club and was located in the Wafi Mall area. Apparently it's a really prestigious club where no one can just sign up for. They do ...

May 5 Pharaoh's Revenge Memory moment of the day: Trust me, you don't want to know. We got up early this morning for Graciela's train. In the lobby, we met Javier from Chile in another of those hostel serendipitous happenings. He had come from Jordan, and ...

... to start my frist travel blog already! My flight is leaving approx 5 hours and I am still in the middle of packing! :P I can't wait to meet the Pharaoh soon!!! Wish me luck, hope the strike won't affect my AIESEC exchange! I LOVE OGX! ...

NIKOLAS VERSION Today, we went to the Pyramids of Giza and wow, they were big!  My mom wanted me to go inside the biggest pyramid, the Cheops.  I was a bit scared but I went in anyways.  It was hot going up and small, you had to crouch ...

Back to Cairo, where if you don't want to be hassled, you have to dress like an expat but walk like an Egyptian. To do that, you have carry your belongings in a plastic bag, and wear uncomfortable but stylish shoes. No daypacks. No water bottles. At ...

We arrived into Melbourne and checked into our hotel in the swanky neighbourhood of South Yarra and Toorak, and hopped on a tram into the city to explore. We did our by now traditional Lonely Planet walking tour, which was great, taking us down many of ...

I had a wonderful time in Egypt - the camel's loved me. The trip would have been a lot more fun if I was with my long time buddy Tristan, but having said that I made lots of new friends along the way.  For some reason people kept trying to eat ...

Today was quite a good day except for the end, but we will get to that! Once again we had our police escort, this time to Beni Hassan. In Beni Hassan we visit the rock cut tombs on the East Bank of the Nile. In both Beni Hassan and Tell al Amarna the set ...

... and then to the Sphinx. It was amazing to see and so pretty with the Pyramids behind it. Great Sphinx was created by thee Pharaoh Khafraso was built sometime between 2520-2494 BC, so it is really really old! After kissing and taking photos of the Sphinx ...

As part of our compensation packet from Hamis Travel Services, we had received a discount on a hotel and had chosen Pharaoh's Hotel, a 3 -star hotel, because of their brochure. Somehow I have never gotten the hang of advertising and was surprised to find ...

... is still in the tomb, but all of the grave goods and some of the sarcophagi are here. Apparently he was a pretty unimportant pharaoh, so I can't imagine how much stuff there would be in an important pharaoh's tomb. His name means "life image of Amen". ...

... it to be told. The burial chambers were normally located near the end of the tomb along with satellite rooms to hold the pharaoh's processions. We viewed the two recommended tombs. The first was KV8 - Akhenaton and the other was KV9 - Ramses IX. The ...

... the highlight of the complex, the step pyramid of Zoser.    Zoser (Djoser, Zhoser, Netjerikhet) is the most famous pharaoh of Egypt’s Third Dynasty and rules from approximately 2635-2610 BCE.  To put this in perspective, by the time ...

... it to be told. The burial chambers were normally located near the end of the tomb along with satellite rooms to hold the pharaoh's processions. We viewed the two recommended tombs. The first was KV8 - Akhenaton and the other was KV9 - Ramses IX. The ...