Camel's and Monastery

More markets and Camels

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January 18th 2006
Sleeper trains are awful. Someone didn't manage to tell me that Egypt actually gets cold- the last minute packing of trousers was invaluable, and should have included a sleeping bag. We were sitting up in the train and I wore all the clothes I could and froze my ass off on the 12 hour trip. I have trouble sleeping on trains and planes at the best of time due as I sleep on my stomach... however ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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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