Holidays in Egypt on the rise, and the amount you can learn is phenomenal!

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Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 18-08-2009

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Egypt is a massive country in the north east of Africa. Egypt certainly is a big country, but the country itself has even more to offer any tourist. The history of Africa is greater and longer back than that of any other.

So why go on Egypt holidays, well I will explain what advantages there are in this post. If you are the kind of person that enjoys learning about the ancient world, or wanting to discover something new, then this is the place for you. Egypt has an incredible history, also containing the most ancient writing on the planet. The Egyptians were the first of the real civilizations, they had pharaohs and slaves who built the massive pyramids. Considering its size, there are not that many people that live here, only 76 million. Egypt has a large culture base, but almost ninety percent of the population are Islamic.

This is a great location for relaxing holidays, adventure holidays and also for some brilliant diving experiences. Not to mention the Great Pyramids and the sphinx. Cairo has been world renowned as the place or learning, culture and commerce. The best place to learn about all of Egypt’s history is Cairo, it contains so much information about Africa and the beginnings of the Civilizations of the world.

With tombs and pyramids, statues and sculptures, Egypt isn’t exactly short of some amazing art. Considering their age, they have lasted well throughout the years, this is a great experience for any art or culture student wanting to learn something extraConsidering their age, they have lasted well throughout the years, this is a great experience for any art or culture student wanting to learn something extra.

Egypt has now become adept at many different sports, but like many other countries their national sport is now Football. Egypt has been a member of the Football history for over 100 years and so has just as much enthusiasm in the sport as other countries do. Egypt has also been popular in Squash and Tennis, although not quite as big as Football.

 

This Land contained some of the most amazing history the world has ever seen, great holidays!

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Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 15-08-2009

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In Africa you can be sure to find all kinds of diverse and different cultures, creatures and a very deep past. If you want to be enthralled by some truly amazing history then visit Africa, the oldest country in the world.

 

The first recorded detailed writings in Africa were those written by the Egyptians in 4000 BC. It was really striking how much acumen they had acquired over the years, the managed to demonstrate their abilities by constructing structures of massive proportion that have lasted for thousands of years. If you take the first detailed writings of the world to be the sign of the first civilization, then the Egyptians were at the top of the list. Even before this, over 100,000 years ago, the plains of Africa were very different. Fossils showed that they supported Homo sapiens, which are the same genus as us.

 

The African Countryside was as said, very different to the desolate plains it is now. After the ice age had happened at around ten millennia in the past, the land of what we call the Sahara Desert was all grassland. Thanks to land like this, the options for farming would have been easy. Because of the positioning of Africa on our Globe, the area begun to dry up and Desertification took place. These people would then have had to migrate to plains with more grassland. By 3000 BC some civilizations across the world but specifically in Africa had started domesticating animals like horses and donkeys to do farming work.

 

Africa has been celebrated for its completely unique art. It would be impossible for you to find the amount of assorted arts and cultures in any other country compared to that of Africa. Regardless of where you travel through Africa, a person will be able to locate a different piece of culture from different sectors. It is very clear however, that all across North and South Africa the sculpture of people was spread. They have created this in the image of those that have passed away, people that were or are still loved ones, or gods and chiefs. The African speciality was Abstract art, they created much of it, but recently they have become quite skilled at creating pieces of Contemporary art~The African speciality was Abstract art, they created much of it, but recently they have become quite skilled at creating pieces of Contemporary art.

 

The best way to find out about Africa yourself; is to go on Safari. Kenya safari has become a popular holiday to find out more about the Land of Africa.