Train to Machu Picchu
For most travellers visiting Machu Picchu from Cuzco, the starting point of the train ride is Ollantaytambo.
It would be a pity though to miss out on the Inca ruins in Ollantaytambo itself, which are also very impressive.
May 23, 2006
Random post from the past:
Fatimide Cemetary
Right in the centre of Aswan, between the Nubian museum and the unfinished Obelisque, there is the Fatimide Cemetary with hundreds of graves, some of which date back to the 9th century (others are quite recent). There are small children's graves and big tombs for holy men. Hiring one of the "guides" at the entrance is well worth a small Baksheesh. ...