The hoards

Lower Egypt

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August 11th 2007
After a few creative differences Sam and I have now decided its about time to start writing our blog..... So, we've now made it safely to Luxor after nearly two weeks of the most extreme heat. We started off "on holiday" in Dahab on the Sinai Peninsula where we lazed on the beach for a few days and blew our $20 a day budget far out of the water ( unfortunately a continuing trend). Night 3 s ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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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