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Arrival in Egypt

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May 12th 2007
Untitled Hello Cairo We arrived late at night to Egypt at last! Land of a thousand wonders and what seems like a thousand days of history education when I was in elementary school! Or, as my mother says, "land of really old rocks." Due to my travelling schedule at work and my halfhearted attempt to learn Arabic before my journey here, my friends wer ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Giza

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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