Egypt 100207G

Egypt

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February 10th 2007
Grabbed a takeaway breakfast from the hotel before heading down to the pier to catch the ferry across to Sharm el Sheikh. Had to wait a while upon arrival for our driver to turn up, before enduring a two hour death ride on a minibus, reaching speeds in excess of one hundred & forty kilometers an hour. Fortunately it was a fairly straight road as the guy barely slowed down for corners! Shared so ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Sinai

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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