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Aswan, Egypt

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July 4th 2009
July 4: Happy Birthday, America!! Seeing Egypt from a felucca on the Nile is just horrible. The cool breeze that fills the sail of your felucca as your expert Captain perfectly trims the sails, the exquisitely prepared traditional meals (in the absence of everything but a hot burner, no less) and the gorgeous scenery flowing by as you head north of Aswan downriver, are just stressful;-) ... 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