Sunset on the Nile

Felucca down the Nile

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April 2nd 2008
Another iconic Egyptian thing is to take a cruise down the Nile, and I am not one to break with tradition! The day before our cruise, we took a two hour camel safari, and two hours was quite enough! They are not the most stable creatures to ride, and give elephants a run for thir money in the bumpiness stakes! But still lots of fun, especially as I had one of the tallest fastest camels, so ki ... 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