Joe Corner Travel Journal

Egypt
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Taba, a place on the Israel-Egypt border with a few hundred metres of beach, luxury hotels and shops.
	Dahab, a village beach resort, is the wannabe Koh Samui of the Middle East.
Mt Sinai's biblical claim to fame, is revered by Christians, Muslims and Jews, who believe that God delivered his Ten Commandments to Moses from its summit.
	The monastic order was founded by the Byzantine empress Helena, who had a small chapel built beside what was believed to be the burning bush from which God spoke to Moses.
Built on the site of the ancient city of Thebes, Luxur is one of the world's greatest open-air museums, a time capsule of a glorious long-gone era.
	A strikingly graceful piece of architecture on the banks of the Nile. The temple is lit up at night, creating an eerie spectacle as shadow and light play off the reliefs and many structures.
The Great Place or the Place of Truth, this canyon was once a place of death for the mighty pharaohs, who once lay in great stone sarcophagi, awaiting immortality.
	The magnificent temple complex of Medinat Habu is econd in size to the temple complex at Karnak.
The most important place of worship in all Egypt during the height of the Theban power, gigantic Karnak is a spectacular complex dedicated to the Theban gods, and to the greater glory of Egypt's pharaohs.
	Egypt's southernmost city and gateway to Africa, Aswan is a prosperous marketplace at the crossroads of the ancient caravan routes. The Nile is magically beautiful and attractive here.
Situated on the west bank of the Nile, Abu Simbel was designed as a show of strength and an awesome great quarteted sentinel watching over any boats sailing into the pharaoh's lands from the south.
	The romantic and majestic aura surrounding the temple complex of Isis on the island of Philae, has been luring pilgrims for thousands of years.
Beautiful Nileside setting and watching the dark waters of the Nile slide by from the deck of a felucca is one of the highlights of any trip to Egypt.
	To millions of Arabic speakers, Cairo is the semi-mythical capital of the Arab world, and the pervasive sense of timelessness is one of the city's charms.
Ruled by Cleopatra and rival to Rome, Alexandria is often said to be the greatest historical city, but with the least to show.
	One of the most picturesque and idyllic places in Egypt, the lush and productive Western Desert oasis of Siwa, near the Libyan border, is famous throughout the country for its dates and olives.