nile sunset

Aswan, Luxor and the Sinai

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February 12th 2009
Cairo was a trip, what a huge city full of life and activity, but after some great day trips, it was once again time to hit the road. our destination: Siwa Oasis. feeling the bite of not going to Libya, a place where the most idyllic oases are said to exist, i was determined to check out an oasis somewhere at least, and in the western reaches of Egypt there were claims of "the most beautiful o ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper 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