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Post-Post Revolution Cairo

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July 13th 2014
Flights in and out of Cairo are dirt cheap right now, given the recent political situations there, so I decided to stop over there for a couple of days on my way from Kenya to Spain. I noticed in baggage claim that everyone else on my plane had connecting flights and that I was the only tourist coming out of the airport. There was only one other room filled in my hotel and the number of people at ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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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