Musings on Life in Hong Kong

For many people, Tahrir Square in Cairo is a heroic place.   It was the focal point of the 2011 Revolution that forced Hosni Mubarak to step...

I thought it was a crocodile on our bed on a cruise boat on the Nile.  It turned out to be Sobek, the god of Nile crocodiles.  But let me st...

It has often been said that without the Nile there is no Egypt.  The Nile carries nutrients from the upper reaches of the Nile in the heart ...

Other than the great pyramids at Giza, the Valley of the Kings is probably the most famous among the many archeological sites of Egypt.   Ki...

We went to see a couple of temples at Abu Simbel.   One was dedicated to Ramses II, or Ramses the Great, one of the greatest pharaohs in Egy...

A lady was lowering something from the first floor balcony in a bucket, to a couple of kids at the front door on the ground floor. It turned...