Gumuk Travel

Just another WordPress weblog

Augrabies Falls National Park

February5

Augrabies Falls National Park is a national park located around the Augrabies Falls. The place was established in 1966 and not far from the Upington, Northern Cape Province (South Africa). The park covers an area of 820km squares and was stretches along the Orange River. It is said that the water from the Augrabies Waterfall [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

AVAtaR…..Travel through 3-Dimentional World

January7

I watched this movie yesterday…wow..thumb up to james cameron for making such an excellent movie. Travel to Pandora world which can be called as a new world beyond our expectation. Jake Sully as an avatar, a human mind in an alien body has been caught by the planet natives, called Na’vis. He learn their culture [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Happy New Year 2010

January4

Happy new year to all the blogger…
“Another fresh new year is here . . .
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
To love and laugh and give!
This bright new year is given me
To live each day with zest . . .
To daily grow and try to be
My highest and my best!
I have the opportunity
Once [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Simpson Marine

December7

Simpson Marine is a distribution dealer company across Asia for many of the world’s well-known yacht brands such as Azimut, Beneteau, Benetti, Lagoon Sea Ray and Wauquiez. This company was first established in Hong Kong (1984). During this time, the company only provides a brokerage services to all local yacht fans. Today after almost 25 [...]

Read the rest of this entry »
posted under Company | No Comments »

The Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt

October29

Kom Ombo was originally called Nubt (City of Gold). The town was 50km north of Aswan which was the important routes for traders from Nubia to the Nile Valley.  During the reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-145BC), it became a training depot for African war elephants.
According to the history, the Temple of Sobek and Haroeris [...]

Read the rest of this entry »
posted under Egypt | No Comments »

Temple of Edfu, Egypt

September29

Edfu is at midway point between Luxor (115km) and Aswan (105km). The town can be reached by taxi/cruise and caleche (carriages) ride. The popular tourist destination in Edfu is The Temple of Edfu which is also known as the Temple of Horus. This temple was built in the Ptolemaic era and was the second largest [...]

Read the rest of this entry »
posted under Egypt | No Comments »

Luxor Museum

August31

Luxor Museum is located in the Egyptian city of Luxor (ancient Thebes) and overlooking the River Nile, in the central part of the city.
The museum is laid open to the public in 1975. Most of the artifacts on display are the private collections compared to the artifacts in the Museum of Antiquities (Cairo City).This quality [...]

Read the rest of this entry »
posted under Egypt | No Comments »

Hatshepsout, Luxor

July19

Hatshepsout is located at the Valley of the King (region of  Egypt on the west bank of Nile river). This place is known as a  underground tomb – hypogea for all ancient Egyptian ruler (Pharaoh) during the New Kingdom (middle of the Eighteenth Dynasty).  The oldest grave site are Tuthmosis and Tuthmosis III (who is [...]

Read the rest of this entry »
posted under Egypt | No Comments »

Medinet Habu, Luxor

July16

Medinet Habu is a Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III. This temple is located near to Luxor river in Egypt. The temple covered with decorated wall and some of it are well preserved. The entrance of the temple is through a gate-house which also known as migdol.

Medinet Habu, Luxor posted by Dominique Schreckling.

Medinet Habu, Luxor posted [...]

Read the rest of this entry »
posted under Egypt | No Comments »

Luxor Temple, Luxor

July9

Luxor Temple is an Ancient Egyptian Temple is located in the city of Luxor and not far from the Nile river. This thousand years temple is also known as Ipet resyt (meaning: The Southern Harem). This temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Chons. The purpose of Temple of Luxor is [...]

Read the rest of this entry »
posted under Egypt | No Comments »


« Older Entries