Jason and Tracey in Front of "Baby Sphinx" at Memphis Museum

The World Famous Pyramids at Giza

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February 2nd 2008
We decided that it would be a huge shame to miss out on the Giza pyramids, especially when flights to Thailand were much cheaper from Egypt than from Greece. So we flew from Athens to Cairo on February 1st, excited to see the famous pyramids, but also bracing ourselves for the aggressiveness of the people pushing to sell their products and services (trust us, we learned our lesson in Morocco). ... 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