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| Title and Date | Location | |
 Exotic Egypt Aug 19 '07 | Africa | |
 Arrival in Cairo Aug 19 '07 "We’d spent close to 19 hours traveling – and in terms of the time difference – we were now 26 hours into our journey." | Cairo, Egypt | |
 JW Marriott Hotel "Hotel and Cairo's only Beach Resort" | Cairo, Egypt | |
Coptic Cairo - A window into the past Aug 20 '07 "Although it may be hard to believe now, around the 4th century, Christianity was the official religion of Egypt." | Cairo, Egypt | |
The Rose City of Petra Aug 21 '07 "The Siq twists and turns, the high walls all but shutting out the early morning sunlight, until abruptly, through a cleft in the rock, the first glimpse of the city of Petra can be seen." | Petra, Jordan | |
Movenpick "Exquisite hotel - the finest in Petra" | Petra, Jordan | |
Amman - The White City Aug 22 '07 "The outstanding whiteness is the result of the white stones of the country used in construction-rough hewn, smooth or lightly veined, and even polished white marble." | Amman, Jordan | |
The Pyramids of Giza Aug 23 '07 "The people of ancient Egypt believed that death on Earth was the start of a journey to the next world." | Giza, Egypt | |
Mena House Hotel - Cairo Aug 23 '07 "The hotel was originally a royal lodge built for Egypt's Vice King Kedive Ismail and used when he and friends were hunting in the desert or visiting the pyramids." | Giza, Egypt | |
Mena House Oberoi "See review in main entry" | Giza, Egypt | |
Step Pyramid of Saqqara and the Memphis Museum Aug 23 '07 "This pyramid marks an unprecedented leap forward in the history of world architecture. Instead of using the usual mud brick mastabas, Imhotep chose to use stone and build not just one mastaba but six, one on top of the other – with each additional layer smaller than the one below it." | Saqqara, Al Jizah | |
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo Aug 24 '07 "The two galleries that fascinated me the most (aside from King Tut’s gallery) were the galleries exhibiting the papyrus collection and the Royal Mummy room with all the dead mummies." | Cairo, Egypt | |
Cairo's Citadel and the Mohammed Ali Mosque Aug 24 '07 "The Citadel is one of the world's greatest monuments to medieval warfare, as well as a highly visible landmark on Cairo's eastern skyline." | Cairo, Egypt | |
Khan el Khalili - Cairo's answer to the Eaton centre? ;) Aug 24 '07 "The souq dates back to 1382 and there are shops for everything ranging from clothing, bric-a-brac, spices, souvenirs, glass, copper, silver, papyrus, perfumes, etc. and at quite reasonable prices." | Cairo, Egypt | |
Blue Skies, White Sand and the RED SEA Aug 26 '07 "Sharm is especially well known for its marine life and has become become a favourite spot for scuba divers from around the world." | Sharm el-Sheikh, Janub Sina' | |
Climbing Mount Sinai - In the steps of Moses Aug 28 '07 "Mount Sinai (also known as Gebel Musa or Moses Mountain to the locals) is believed to be the mountain where Moses spoke with God and received the ten commandments!" | Mount Sinai, Egypt | |
Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple Aug 30 '07 | Luxor, Egypt | |
China Odyssey Aug 22 '06 | China | |
Day 1: Arrival in Beijing Aug 22 '06 "As I pushed my way through the enormous revolving doors - that same pang of hypocrisy returned to taunt me" | Beijing, China | |
Day 2: Beijing Rises Aug 23 '06 "So far, communism had not left any negative impressions on me. People here seem content (without appearing too resigned) about their lives." | Beijing, China | |
Day 2: The Great Wall - Mutianyu Section Aug 24 '06 "The Great Wall is truly an engineering feat - a project that spans five dynasties and hundreds of years in the making." | Beijing, China | |
Day 3: Beijing's Glorious Past Aug 25 '06 "This was my first real view of Communist China. I looked around me and this time I saw it all in a different light....." | Beijing, China | |
Day 4: The Hutongs of Beijing Aug 26 '06 "Hutongs are Beijing’s oldest residential neighbourhoods (or subdivisions). Essentially, each hutong is a series of houses that are connected together creating long narrow alleyways." | Beijing, China | |
Day 4: The Ancient City of Xi'an Aug 27 '06 "Xi'an is at once modern with its bright neon lights and glitzy shopping centres and steeped in history with its charming city wall and drum and bell towers." | Xi'an, China | |
Day 5: The Incredible Terracotta Warriors Aug 28 '06 "The Emperor believed that life under the ground was a continuation of life on earth. This was why the Emperor wished to have a whole army of soldiers (cavalry, infantry with charriots and weapons) all built and buried with him in his tomb." | Xi'an, China | |
Day 6: Shangrila in Shanghai Aug 29 '06 "Much of Shanghai’s newer construction is less than three decades years old. Indeed, it’s as if Shanghai has had a complete face lift – a radical makeover – in the last 15 years." | Shanghai, China | |
Day 7: The Gardens of Guilin Aug 30 '06 "Guilin was everything it promised to be. The change of scenery from packed urban buildings to sprawling greenery and calming lakeview was so refreshing." | Guilin, China | |
Day 8: The splendour of Yangshou Aug 31 '06 "It was like walking into a Chinese painting: tranquility, funny looking mountains, calm waters with water buffaloes and local fishermen on their rafts." | Yangshuo, China | |
Day 10: Happy in Hong Kong Sep 01 '06 | Hong Kong, China | |
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