“Few events have tickled the public imagination so much as the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in November 1922,” writes @jellison22 in her letting introducing this week’s travel special. “Combining magic, fortune, ancient mysticism and imperial fervour, the pharaoh’s tale still holds us in its thrall. The intervening years have allowed much controversy over the ownership and subsequent dispersal of the tomb’s treasures; this great discovery defined the politics of imperial privilege in what even then was a fast-eroding age. But there are still few visitors to Egypt who do not seek to see its wonders for themselves.”⁠ ⁠ Click the link in bio to read on – or pick up your copy with @ft_weekend. 📸: The view from the Old Cataract hotel in Aswan © Makram Bitar⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #egypt #oldcataracthotel #aswan⁠