A BIG travel day! 6/25 Plane from Xian to Beijing

A BIG travel day!

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June 26th 2007
Set a new record for time on plane during a 24 period! We have set our third all time record during this trip. The first was 12.5 hrs LA-to-Auckland, then we bested that by one hour during the Syndey-to-Singapore-to-Beijing run. Yesterday, we topped 14 hours in the Beijing-to-Singapore-to-Cairo run. Can't tell you how many movies we watched, how much food we eat, how much music we ... 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