Monthly Archives: June 2017
Tomb service
For On the Nile we wanted an old photo of tourists dining in a tomb, which, of course, was the only place to eat in mid 19th-century Egypt. We couldn’t find one so we had to do without. This morning, … Continue reading
Filed under Travellers' tales
Oh, what a lovely war
More delving through online photographic archives, this time over at the Australian War Memorial site. The riches to be found there are amazing and I’ll be posting a bunch of finds from the archives in the coming weeks. First though, … Continue reading
Filed under Lost Egypt, Nile steamers
Dora dines in Cairo
A pingback linking to this site alerted me to a fascinating post over at the Sydney Living Museums website. It concerns a new book containing correspondence between Dora Sheller and her son Leslie Walford, one of the leading figures in … Continue reading
Filed under Grand hotels, Memorabilia, Shepheard's, Travellers' tales
