Conjure ancient Egypt in your mind and you’re deep into childhood imaginings of one of the cradles of civilisation. Majestic pharaohs, hieroglyphic writing as if created by visiting aliens and those colossal pyramids, unfathomably constructed almost 5,000 years ago.
As a barely toilet-trained young boy, the pyramids of Cairo were probably the first thing I knew about the world beyond the borders of Britain. Ah, they’ll always be there, I’d say when putting off yet another potential trip to actually go see them up-close and personal.
