Dubai

What a trip to pick as a first

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February 5th 2007
Plane trip bare facts: Chicago -> NY approx. 4hrs - I said goodbye to my sister, dad, mom, Alex and Maceon. Then I was searched with a hand held metal detector Layover was approx. 4hrs - It was fine. I met 2 women going to africa somewhere on missionary work. The airport also switched my gate, but it wasn't so bad because I only had to move down 3 or 4 gates. NY-> Dubai was approx. ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Mediterranean » Alexandria

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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