The markets

How many camels?

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January 11th 2006
The journey began with an Italian airline. Alitalia is a bit more basic than what I was expecting, not that I minded as flights to Egypt are not all that expensive from London anyway. I therefore stopped over in Milan and will stop over in Rome on the way home. I was amused when they pronounced that we would be served with a snack, and recalling the sunflower seeds with dried anchovies that I w ... 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