Travel To Egypt

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by Enrique Juarez

Ever since I can remember, I've heard my wife ramble on about how she wants to travel. Isn't this pretty much the typical story? I'll bet men all over the country listen to their wives speak of France, Italy, and London. My wife rants and raves about all of these countries, but they're just the tip of the iceberg. She also wants to visit Australia, Mexico and Africa. Now, personally I don't understand this. Sure, I see awesome scenes of wildlife and nature in Africa if I watch Animal Planet or the Discovery channel. But what about the downsides? I know a man from Africa, and he tells me it's not the greatest of places to visit for an American. And you know what; I believe the guy. After all, he's the one who lived there for over 20 years. However, he did say that if you're really intrigued by the African continent, then you should maybe travel to Egypt. I relayed this message to my wife, and sure enough. I'll most likely be headed to Egypt in the near future.

I imagine it's the pyramids that set people off. Folks from around the globe want to travel to Egypt in order to get a glimpse of what civilization there used to be like. I can understand this. Did you know that they had slaves build those gigantic pyramids? It's absurd to think that men actually hauled those massive blocks up and down. It must have been an excruciating task. Even today we probably couldn't construct such surreal architectural wonders. But, as far as travel to Egypt goes, I'm primarily interested in the astronomy aspect. For those who're in the dark when it comes to the stars and moon, Egyptians were big-time astronomers. They studied the sun, moon and constellations. There are all sorts of history on the subject matter. You certainly won't have trouble finding it.

Bit of History

With reason one can travel the world over; without it it is hard to move an inch.

—Chinese proverb.

Before you get all excited and travel to Egypt, I suggest you do some recon work first. Find out what all Egypt has to offer the tourist. Find out what sort of eateries and foods are available; not to mention your lodging options. If you plan ahead, you can actually lay out a schedule so that you'll be able to see the things you want to, and avoid the things you probably should.

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