Wadi Rum

Alone at last...

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March 17th 2008
Hmmm...where to begin. well, i believe I was headed to Wadi Rum, from Petra. After much deliberation, the univrsity students studying Arabic in Syria, Katarina, Jill, and Toby, and I decided to share an early morning cab ride to Wadi Rum, a 270 km square area of protected desert where the Bedouins lived and guided groups. I was sad to leave Wadi Musa, but it was time to move on, as I ... 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