Abu Simbel

Amazing Egypt

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April 16th 2008
We were a little travel weary by the time we got to Egypt, and Cairo was the perfect place to sit an relax for a while. We checked into the Nubian Hostel downtown and chilled out pretty agressively for a couple of days. We sat at the sidewalk cafe positioned directly under our window, chowed down at the Egyptian fast food joint on the corner and milled around in surprisingly cool weather. A S ... 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