I'm on a Boat, I'm on a Boat Photo 3

I'm on a Boat, I'm on a Boat

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February 13th 2012
After only about 3 hours sleep, I got up and took the train from Luxor to Aswan. There I got some breakfast, changed my Egyptian Pounds to Sudanese Pounds as I heard the rate was better in Aswan (it wasn't) and negotiated with a taxi driver to take me to the ferry port. I'm pretty sure the taxi driver was stoned for the whole journey and got a bit worried when we were driving through pure deser ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Lake Nasser

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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