Western Desert

Bedouin Song

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June 8th 2007
Back again for another instalment of Dave's (not so) epic Egyptian Adventure!! I think I left everybody with much too succinct account of the Nile Valley portion of the Gecko's "Nile Valley and Western Desert" tour. And as abominable it is to me, I have to apologize for my poor grammar. Anyhow, onwards...... Packed into our four wheel drives and off to the desert with our Bedouin guides, so ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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