The Avenue of Sphinxes at Luxor Temple

Pharaoh's Revenge

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February 10th 2008
I was last in Egypt approximately 10 years ago. I needed to travel through Egypt because it is the best place to get a Visa for the Sudan. Not that it wasn't well worth while visiting Egypt again! On this leg of my travels, I'm travelling down the Nile from Cairo to Khartoum. I got my Visa in Cairo because it is the best place to buy a Visa. It's possible to buy one in the UK but it ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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