first glimpse of giza

Finally buying things with Gyppos

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May 27th 2007
Got into Cairo this morning on an overnight bus from Dahab. You are looking at a newly certified advance open water diver! I am oh so proud of myself, can you tell?? The last 4 dives were fabulous. Definitely up to Red Sea standard or have I already said that. The last dive we saw 2 turtles and 2 giant moray eels! Biggest I have ever seen anyways. My 5 dives were: Naturalist Drift Underwater p ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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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