Matt outside Fort Qaitbey

Cairo and Alexandria

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May 2nd 2010
The bus from Dahab to Cairo was not nearly as bad as we expected. Given our last bus trip we were quite apprehensive about what the bus would be like and how long it would take, this time though it was much more organised. The bus was fine, it looked to be newer than the last heap of crap and thankfully there were hardly any stops although the places that they did stop at, were absolutely disgusti ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Mediterranean » Alexandria

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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