Old Town Qalamun

Lonely in the Desert

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February 24th 2006
Greetings from Egypt! We left London in the same fashion as when we arrived, in rain. We arrived into Cairo late in the evening and had pre-arranged to have a pickup to our hotel. Egypt is very overwhelming for the senses - the sounds, the smells, the dust... Cairo Cairo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. "It's chaotic, noisy, totall ... 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