Mar 1st, 2013 at 3:00PM:
For vacationers, a hot-air balloon ride is the ultimate way of taking in the landscape. Floating thousands of feet above ground, ballooners are afforded a dramatic bird's-eye view of popular tourist sites. But this week's ballooning disaster, where 19 people were killed during a hot-air balloon ride over the Egyptian city of Luxor, has brought the ballooning industry back to ground.
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Safety Of Hot-Air Balloon Rides Under Spotlight After Luxor Tragedy
Mar 1st, 2013 at 3:00PM:
For vacationers, a hot-air balloon ride is the ultimate way of taking in the landscape. Floating thousands of feet above ground, ballooners are afforded a dramatic bird's-eye view of popular tourist sites. But this week's ballooning disaster, where 19 people were killed during a hot-air balloon ride over the Egyptian city of Luxor, has brought the ballooning industry back to ground.
The ...Pyramids Discovered In Egypt And Sudan
Feb 24th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
You'd think archaeologists would have found all the pyramids of Africa by now, but two recent discoveries show there's a lot more discovering to be done.
A team of archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, have just announced they've discovered the pyramid of Khay, a powerful vizier of the Pharaoh Ramses II (ruled 1279-1212 B.C.). The pyramid was made of mudbrick and originally stood 49 feet ...Previously unknown Egyptian pharaoh discovered
Mar 7th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
Egyptologists have made a stunning discovery at the famous temple of Luxor: an inscription naming a previously unknown Egyptian pharaoh.
A French team restoring a temple of Amon Ra found hieroglyphs bearing the name "Nekht In Ra." The inscription dates to the 17th dynasty, a relatively little-known dynasty from a murky period in Egyptian history.
The mysterious dynasty was the last of ...Egypt to reopen Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor
Dec 27th, 2011 at 1:00PM:
The Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim has announced that the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor will reopen in March after a long period of restoration.
Luxor is a sprawling complex of temples and one of the greatest monuments of the ancient world. The Avenue of Sphinxes is a long road stretching 2.7 kilometers flanked by hundreds of sphinxes. It was built by the Pharaoh ...Egypt changes stance: King Tut's tomb will stay open (for now)
Jan 22nd, 2011 at 12:00PM:
The famous tomb of King Tutankhamun in Egypt will remain open for the time being, the chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass announced.
While earlier this week he stated that it and two other tombs in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor would close by the end of the year, now he's saying that they'll close at some undetermined time in the future.
Egypt plans to build a ...Archaelogists discover new sphinx-lined road in Luxor, Egypt
Nov 17th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Archaeologists in Egypt made a surprising new discovery yesterday when they unearthed 12 new sphinxes buried beneath a modern apartment complex in Luxor. Those stone statues were located not far from the famed Sphinx Alley, which is a popular tourist destination and an impressive display of ancient craftsmanship in the city.
The newly discovered road runs along an Egyptian promenade that is ...3000 year old statue of Egyptian pharaoh discovered in Luxor
Oct 8th, 2010 at 8:30AM: A 3000 year old statue of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III has been discovered near his funeral temple in Luxor. The double statue, which depicts the rular seated next to the Thebian god Amun, stands more than four feet in height and three feet in width. While Amun's head is no longer in place however, the face of the pharaoh is unmistakable. The statue shows him seated upon a throne and wearing the ...Las Vegas, off the beaten Strip
Jul 15th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
The Las Vegas Neon Museum doesn't announce itself with flashy lights; you have to find it in less obvious ways. Take a $20 dollar cab ride up to northern edge of Sin City, past the baking asphalt parking lots erupting with weeds and stout pawn shops eager with WE BUY GOLD placards, to the nondescript building the museum calls home. That's when you'll see it. Across the street, shimmering in ...Hot air ballons take flight once again over Luxor, Egypt
Nov 12th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Taking a hot air balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt has become a "must do" for travelers visiting the ancient temples and tombs of that region. The morning skies have often been filled with the colorful balloons as they drift slowly over the desert landscapes below. But that all changed back in April, when a balloon crashed, and the government was forced to put a halt to ...Five places Obama should have seen in Egypt
Jun 9th, 2009 at 2:30PM: When Obama visited Egypt last week he took time out from making historic speeches to see the country's most famous sights--the Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza. It's surprising he had the time, considering he was only in the country for nine hours. It reminds me of some of the package tours that zip through the world's most historic country faster than you can say Tutankhamun.
OK, Obama's a busy ...16 Tourists injured in Luxor hot air balloon accident
Apr 26th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Yesterday, a hot air balloon crashed in Luxor, the city of the pharaohs, in Egypt. Sixteen people were injured in the incident. For those of you with an axe to grind about cell phone towers, you just got some ammo. The hot air balloon hit a cell phone tower on the west bank of the Nile River, near Gourna village. Identities of the injured haven't been released yet, but we do know that they come ...The Classic Nile Cruise Gets an Upgrade
Mar 19th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Travelers to Egypt generally share a similar experience. They arrive in Cairo, visit the Pyramids and Sphynx, swing by the Egyptian museum to check out Tut, then leave town for Aswan to scope out the dam, before boarding a Nile riverboat for a leisurely cruise back down the world's longest river. Along the way, they'll visit more ancient ruins, before ending up in Luxor a few days later, where ...A Different Side of Vegas
Oct 24th, 2008 at 2:00PM: What I love about Las Vegas is that it has the capacity to be whatever you want it to be. Alcohol soaked bachelor party? Check. Romantic honeymoon? Check. Terrifying ride to wealth? Well, maybe if you're lucky. I just got back from a long weekend in Vegas with my girlfriend and saw a side of the city that I hadn't seen. A more relaxed, comfortable, and satisfying side. Here are the highlights: The ...Vegas Building Boom Means Cheap Rooms
Jul 31st, 2008 at 9:00AM: Las Vegas is feeling the pinch of slumping travel numbers. The amount of visitors who enter Sin City has dropped by nearly 5%, but the construction of new hotels has led to an increase in rooms. Who to fill them? Once they get over criticizing themselves for lacking foresight, hotel execs have to find a way to hawk all those empty beds. The obvious strategy, at least for the short term, is to ...Dying Places
Jan 10th, 2006 at 11:58AM: I metioned Angkor Wat just a moment ago as a place, along with the nearby town Siem Reap, that is experiencing some
incredible growth. Expensive hotels are going up everywhere and tourists are climbing all over the ruins themselves,
placing potential pressures on the place that could affect the ruin's mystique. There is a genuine threat, I
think, that Angkor could experience serious over ...
