Arriving in Egypt

Arriving in Egypt

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January 31st 2009
Egypt is 5 hours behind Thailand time, so when I woke up, I set my watch to Egyptian time. We now had heard that we were officially running 1 ½ hours late and flying over the vastness that is Saudi Arabia. Shortly after breakfast, we prepared for landing. Out the windows we could see miles and miles of dry hills. In my mind I was expecting desert - equally dry but just a bit flatter. Cairo is a ... 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