Currently we have a project going on to make the temples more accessible to wheelchairs and mobility scooters. Part of the research we are doing is the use of mud brick as the proposed material to make the access path smooth and level. We favour this on the grounds of…
The Ministry responded positively to my ideas about improving access at the temples using mud brick and gentle ramps (1:12). They asked for some more ideas about funding, foreign examples and detailed plans. So I prepared this paper for them Disabled access on foreign sites The following heritage sites…
On a recent MOOC we had to do our own selection of 6 objects to illustrate Egypt’s history A history of Egypt in 6 objects I have had a little fun with this as all the photos were taken in my flat in Luxor. They are fakes or reproductions…
Do you worry about travel abroad? You should listen to BBC Radio 4 Your and Yours http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b06087bk They did a phone in on ‘safe holidays’ and I did a prerecorded piece which appears in the first 15 minutes. They contacted me after I sent this email. I have been facing…
Do you agree? I am afraid I do. Living in Egypt you can see the affects on the people and most were better off before the Arab Spring….anyway read the artcile and see what you think. STEPHEN GLOVER: …………I’m afraid the bitter truth is Iraq and Libya were better off…
I was thinking about Ancient Egyptian food and what is cooked today that would have been cooked then. Well Egyptian’s seem to use tomatoes in EVERYTHING these days but it is such a recent import. According to Wiki The tomato was introduced to cultivation in the Middle East by John…
One of my recent guests was asking me about the temple of Seti I and I offered to explain it to her, next thing I know she has whipped her camera out and filmed it. Very kindly edited by the YouTube channel owner Martin Faulks at the start and end…
I just did a quick video lecture for one of my guests which she is going to load on to the internet, it is based on this article I wrote on the Tour Egypt website. See below. On the West Bank in Luxor (ancient Thebes) many of the New…
We don’t normally expect hot weather to start until the end of May but the last few days have been around 42/43 c and VERY HUMID. Really weird. Add to that no blue sky’s and sunshine as it is hazy and overcast I am wondering if I am still in…
Prepare to be amazed.
