Riding the Camels

Heading Down to Upper Egypt

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April 1st 2008
The train ride went on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on… A train that was meant to arrive in Aswan at 10am at the latest, we arrived at 5pm! This was the longest train ride of my life, but I managed to hold on for the toilet the whole time, because you don’t even want to know how bad they were. Whatever yo ... 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