Pyramids of Giza

Egypt

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December 1st 2007
This blog is way late!!! let's see if I can remember the details of our 14 days in Egypt. Our flight got into Cairo pretty late, which is always the worst time to land in a city. We were warmly welcomed into our first African country by dozens of loud, pushy touts wanting to help us get to our hotel. We finally found a cabbie to take us in his rickety ol' black and white 50's style cab. Our ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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