The descent for breakfast

Moonlight and Sunrise on Mt. Sinai

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October 13th 2011
It was a magical journey that began with as little as one hour sleep. I’m not sure if I was nervous about the climb but it was my only sleepless night so far during my travels. I think I finally fell asleep at midnight and was awakened by a wakeup call at 1:30am. We had a guide named Moses – really that was his name! We were fortunate enough to have a full moon that night to guide us up M ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Sinai » St Catherine

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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