AlanS
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Re: Portrait of Arabia Eastbound direction JANUARY 2023
According to the article, kidney problems are happening around the word, not just to foreign workers from Nepal, Pakistan etc. working in the Middle East, but also to manual laborers who work in hot … (View Post)-1 -
Re: Portrait of Arabia Eastbound direction JANUARY 2023
I spent a year in Bahrain courtesy of my Uncle, before the invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent war. I got out the day the air strikes began. A lot has changed since then. I might go back, but have … (View Post)-1 -
Re: October 17, 2022 Tauck Small Group Tour: Jordan & Egypt: Petra to the Pyramids?
The looks like the grand gallery in the Great Pyramid of Khufu! We didn't get a chance to go into that one :/ but the corbelled ceiling looks similar to those in the burial chambers in the pyramid at… (View Post)-1 -
Re: October 17, 2022 Tauck Small Group Tour: Jordan & Egypt: Petra to the Pyramids?
Scott, thanks for the photos and details!!! Now I know what I missed. It appears the ascending passageway in the Great Pyramid was similar to the northern descending corridor in the Bent Pyramid whic… (View Post)-1 -
Re: October 17, 2022 Tauck Small Group Tour: Jordan & Egypt: Petra to the Pyramids?
I'm only 5'9" but still had to be careful in the Bent Pyramid- I tried to use only one hand on the handrail so could put the other on my head as a buffer, especially where the ceiling was extrem… (View Post)-1