Photo Gallery (Click to see photos) Egyptian Artifacts   Journal Entries Climbing the Great Pyramids. A step by step how-to guide. Read more . . . Cairo to Aswan by train. It's the birth of the "Things you don't want to know" list. Preparing for our Nile felucca journey. Read more . . . Sailing on the Nile. A quick stop in our captain's village then off to Luxor. Read more . . . Stowaway aboard a Red Sea ferry. How to leave a city the Egyptians won't let you leave. Read more . . . Relaxing in Dahab. Chartering a taxi across the Sinai peninsula. Read more . . . Learning the ropes of travel in the developing world. Trying to get on the plane to Africa - what a challenge, and what a ride. Read more . . . One of the most powerful earthquakes in Egypt's history rocked the city of Cairo -- the day before we leave. Read more . . . Sixty-second quake kills 370 in Cairo. Full article from the London Times. Read more . . .	Country Information While best known for its pyramids and ancient civilizations, Egypt has played a central role in the political situation within the region in modern times. . Currency ~ Egypt Pound (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge)