Khan al-Khalili

Take a Nice, Deep Breath of Fresh Air

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March 29th 2008
28/03/08 Today Megan and I finally arrived in Cairo at 1:20am, with pretty much no sleep the for the second night in a row. After queueing for ages to finally get through the passport check, we had to wait for Sam's (Megan's boyfriend) flight to land. When he arrived, we were then on our way to our hotel. We were thankful we had a transfer that night, as there was a bit of know-how involve ... 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