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Middle East Magic: Sunrise on Sinai

May 12th 2006
Trekking up Mt Sinai late at night to see the sunrise was really something.....We arrived at the bottom of the mountain around 8pm...then it was all hands to work to cook tea, clean up and set off for the top of the mountain. Finally, housework all done, w set forth. It was 10:30pm (or thereabouts) before we finally got underway for the 2-3 hour trek...... To camel or not to camel??? That was the ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Sinai

Egyptian Flag 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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