View from Bab Zuweila

The view from Saladin's South Gate, looking down over Islamic Cairo, with the Muhammad Ali mosque and citadel in the distance

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March 31st 2007
Berlin-Frankfurt-Istanbul-CairoTom GriffithWhirling Dervish! The first thing that hit me when I arrived in Cairo was the aroma of the place - that peculiarly Middle Eastern blend of perfumes, spices, nuts, apple tobacco, ... read more

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more

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Travel happens when I can fit it in, nowadays, but it will always be my favourite hobby. Here's my list of the best bits so far, in thirteen years of hopping around the world: Asia Angkor Wat (Cambodia) Taj Mahal and Varanasi (India) Annapurna Range and Kathmandu (Nepal) Bagan (Burma) Koh Phiphi (Thailand) Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors and the Forbidden City (China) Peshawar and the Chitral-Gilgit road (Pakistan) Istanbul and Butterfly Valley (Turkey) Luang Prabang (Laos) Americas Teotihuacan and Mexico City (Mexico) Lake Atitlan and Tikal (Guatem... full info

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