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Abu Simbel close-up  
   

Abu Simbel close-up

Stealth convoy.

February 10th 2007
Atef’s made all the arrangements from Command and Control in Cairo, working his cellphone with deft fingers while he flips through a stack of Egyptian pounds. Since signing ourselves over to him on Tuesday night, me and Paul have been full of second-guessing. What we’ve gained in convenience - the door-to-door shuttles, the hotel reservations, the seven-and-seventy virgins laid out like a col ... read more
Africa » Egypt

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
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