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Egyptian  Flag 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]
Blog: Egypt
Date: April 7th 2012

Tourism in Egypt has fallen off a cliff since the revolution in January 2011. I thought I would grab the opportunity to avoid the crowds and maybe bag some bargains. There is a dearth of cheap flights from London to Egypt. The best value option was a charter flight to Sharm El Sheik, the package holiday centre on the Red Sea. I never actually went into Sharm, but spent a few days i ... read more


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