Not the ark of the covenant!

A Nile cruise (for Christmas!)

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December 26th 2010
So Christmas morning arrived and what did Santa bring us? A glorious day and only a short delay before we were boarding our Nile cruise! We must acknowledge the excellent service given by Luxor for Tourism, (Tel: 097/302616), and especially the wonderful Raia who gave us a receipt without even being asked (!), came to our hotel on Christmas Eve to explain things for us and sorted out our co ... read more

Africa » 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