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Camel ride

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January 21st 2008
"Aunt Jenny, are you in the desert?" asked my niece. "I will be," I said. "Can you bring me a pyramid? Can you bring me a camel? Can you bring me a mummy?" How's a 5-yr-old know so much about Egypt? "Scooby Doo was in Egypt," she said. "I guess I'll have to search for Scooby." On my search for Scooby, I unexpectedly rode a camel. "Miss, miss," said the camel driver, "have your pi ... 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